Words in the News

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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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. Suffrage

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

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

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

A rebirth or revival.


2. Omnivore

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

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.


3. Ozone

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.


4. Toxin

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

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

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.


5. Maneuver

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

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


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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.