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This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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5 High 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. Unctuous

The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.

Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.


2. Euro

The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.

Of or relating to money

Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units,

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.


3. Interpolate

Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units,

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

Clear to the understanding.

To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.


4. Deciduous

To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.

Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:


5. Incognito

A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples.

Having one’s true identity concealed.

To show servile deference.

A circular strand of DNA in bacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.


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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.