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DETECTION

DEFINITION:
The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He added that the district is also examining “various weapon detection systems on the market to see if any of them might be viable for us,” as well as state-of-the-art camera technology.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 09/15/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Camouflage

► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

2. Phloem

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

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

► 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.

3. Maneuver

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

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

4. Participle

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

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

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

5. Mutation

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

► 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.