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PROPOSITION

DEFINITION:
Something offered for consideration or acceptance.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
proposition 10 was considered a landmark policy.
►The Los Angeles Times, 12/15/2025

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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. Immune

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

► A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

► A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

► A schedule of prices or fees.

2. Unanimous

► A schedule of prices or fees.

► A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

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

► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

3. Repose

► To condescend to give or grant

► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

► The arrangement of events in time

4. Virtuoso

► 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 person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

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

5. Bamboozle

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

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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.