Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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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. Wretched

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

Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


2. Rainforest

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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

A schedule of prices or fees.


3. Boycott

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

The arrangement of events in time


4. Repose

The arrangement of events in time

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

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


5. Dialogue

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative


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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.