Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Nebula

A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

To stress or emphasize; intensify


2. Embargo

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

To stress or emphasize; intensify

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation


3. Immune

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles


4. Voracious

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold


5. Wretched

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.


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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.