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This Week's Word In The News 

BOON

DEFINITION:
A thing that is helpful or beneficial.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A Miami World’s Fair would potentially result in a big tourism boon for the state and region, including the Florida Keys.
►The Key West Citizen, 01/26/2026

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5 Elementary 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. serenity

► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

► One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

► To influence or alter.

► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

2. pertinent

► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

► A particular geographic region.

► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant

► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

3. emerge

► More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

► To come into view.

► The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.

4. majority

► More than half (50%) of some group

► To completely engage the attention of.

► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion

► A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.

5. classify

► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.

► Flexible, liable to change.

► The extent to which something matters; importance

► The source or reason of an event or action

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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.