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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ROOSTER TAIL

DEFINITION:
A high-arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
►The Key West Citizen, 11/10/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Jaunty

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

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

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

2. Suffrage

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

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

3. Strategy

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

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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

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

4. Eclectic

► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

► Self-examination.

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

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

5. Rainforest

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

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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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.

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