Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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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. Despondent

Being without or almost without hope

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

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.


2. Protagonist

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.


3. Mutation

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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


4. Kilometer

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 pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

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

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.


5. Tumult

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

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


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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.