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DEFINITION:
Arousing strong attraction or interest.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Meta makes enticing claims for Muse’s capabilities.
►The Los Angeles Times, 10/05/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Deduction

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

2. Nuisance

► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

► The arrangement of events in time

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

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

3. Plateau

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

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

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

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

4. Guerrilla

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

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

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

5. Levee

► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

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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.

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