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NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

DEFINITION:
The study of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Local experts in mental health, political science and neuropsychology told the Dayton Daily News that elections can be a difficult time for mental health as strongly held beliefs can be challenged by deep political divides.
Dayton Daily News, 07/22/2024

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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. Photosynthesis

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

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

A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

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.


2. Chicanery

To make an accusation against.

To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.

Deception by trickery or sophistry.

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


3. Precipitous

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

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

Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.

To renounce under oath; forswear.


4. Jejune

Not interesting; dull:

Cheerfully confident; optimistic.

A part, portion, or share.

An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.


5. Hegemony

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

Very talkative; garrulous.

Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.


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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.