Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REMEDIATION

DEFINITION:
The action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Chief Building Official Ron Wampler initially sent out a stop-work order by email on Wednesday to Marino Construction until a soil remediation plan is done, as advised by DEP officials.
The Key West Citizen, 03/02/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!


1. Strategy

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.


2. Light-Year

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.


3. Sect

A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.


4. Solstice

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.


5. Camouflage

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings


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Common Core State Standard
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.