Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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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. Sect

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

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

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

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant


2. Immune

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night


3. Recede

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

To proclaim publicly


4. Technique

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

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

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

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation


5. Levee

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

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

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

An embankment built to prevent flooding


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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.