Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Tumult

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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


2. Recede

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.

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

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


3. Light-Year

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

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

One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,


4. Maneuver

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.


5. Ozone

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.


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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.