Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INBOUND

DEFINITION:
Travelling towards a particular point or place rather than leaving it.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The runway was closed and inbound and outbound traffic was delayed for a few hours.
The Key West Citizen, 06/22/2026

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5 Elementary Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. Quick and neat in action; skillful.

deft

tactic

topic

scarcity


2. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

scarcity

disdain

similar

jabber


3. To make happy, cheer up.

reference

exhilarate

aptitude

vigilant


4. Connection or association; the condition of being related.

relationship

boundary

interpret

method


5. Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.

interpret

method

illuminate

convey


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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.