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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. Soliloquy

To bring under control; conquer.

The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source.

A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:


2. Evanescent

Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.

Of or relating to money

Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.

Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.


3. Vortex

To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

Everyday; commonplace.

A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.

The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.


4. Nonsectarian

Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.

The lowest point

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

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


5. Orthography

The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.

The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.


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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.