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This Week's Word In The News 

ROIL

DEFINITION:
To disturb or disquiet; stir up; irritate; vex.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios are closing in on a deal that would end a 145-day strike that has roiled the film and TV business and caused thousands of job losses.
The Los Angeles Times, 09/25/2023

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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. Totalitarian

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

Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.

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

The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.


2. Unctuous

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.

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


3. Lexicon

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

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

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


4. Suffragist

Cheerfully confident; optimistic.

An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.

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

Playfully jocular; humorous


5. Hubris

Very talkative; garrulous.

Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.


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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.