Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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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. Deign

To condescend to give or grant

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.


2. Impertinent

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

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


3. Despondent

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

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

Being without or almost without hope

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace


4. Fallacy

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

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.


5. Rainforest

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

To proclaim publicly

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

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.


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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.