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This Week's Word In The News 

EVANGELIST

DEFINITION:
An enthusiastic advocate.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Trump portrayed Means — a 37-year-old Stanford medical school graduate and author who describes herself on LinkedIn as a “former surgeon turned metabolic health evangelist” — in his announcement as fully in sync with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to “Make America Healthy Again.”
The Los Angeles Times, 05/12/2025

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1. Participle

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

To proclaim publicly


2. Tsunami

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.


3. Camouflage

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.


4. Boisterous

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct


5. Tranquility

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.


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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.