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This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
►The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Nebula

► A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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

2. Boisterous

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

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

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

3. Tempo

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

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

4. Ultraviolet

► 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.

► Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

5. Hologram

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

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

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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.