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This Week's Word In The News 

SIMLUATED

DEFINITION:
Made to look like or have the features of something else.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Here’s the full simluated injury report:
The Boston Herald, 02/02/2026

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5 High School Words

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1. Abstemious

To bring under control; conquer.

Logical incongruity

A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce the fertilized egg.

Eating and drinking in moderation.


2. Orthography

Tumultuous; stormy.

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.

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


3. Moiety

A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,

A part, portion, or share.

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

A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.


4. Vortex

Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.

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

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

A diligent, dependable worker.


5. Antebellum

Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.

Having one’s true identity concealed.

Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.


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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.