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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. Bamboozle

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

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

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

2. Virtuoso

► The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

3. Zoology

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

► A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

► A rebirth or revival.

4. Outrageous

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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

5. Ultraviolet

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

► 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.

► 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.

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

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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.