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This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Plateau

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

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

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

2. Renaissance

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

► A rebirth or revival.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

3. Tempo

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

4. Levee

► The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► To cringe in fear

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

5. Analogy

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

► 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 disorderly commotion or disturbance.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

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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.