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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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1. Repose

► The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

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

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

2. Immune

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

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

► Being without or almost without hope

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

3. Bamboozle

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

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

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

4. Antibody

► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

► A schedule of prices or fees.

► A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

► To condescend to give or grant

5. Bandolier

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

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

► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

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

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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.

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