Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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5 Middle School Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. Exponent

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

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

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

To condescend to give or grant


2. Renegade

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

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

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

The main character in a drama or other literary work.


3. Technique

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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

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

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm


4. Dialogue

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

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

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative


5. Lichen

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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


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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.