Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DEPLETE

DEFINITION:
To use up or consume a limited resource.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Councilor Brian Worrell is sounding off after a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled that if the footage became public before trial, it would deplete the jury pool in the manslaughter case against Boston police officer Nick O’Malley.
The Boston Herald, 07/27/2026

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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. Impertinent

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal


2. Decorum

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

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

A proportional part or share.

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct


3. Boycott

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

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.


4. Silhouette

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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

The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.


5. Polygon

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

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

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

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


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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.