Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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1. Kilometer

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

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

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

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).


2. Exult

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

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant


3. Solstice

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

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

A schedule of prices or fees.

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


4. Typhoon

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


5. Light-Year

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

The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

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


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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.