Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

COMMUNAL

DEFINITION:
Individuals who gather into social groups.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It has also proved especially deadly among some communal mammals, such as elephant seals and sea lions in South America, as well as caged fur-farmed animals in Europe.
►The Los Angeles Times, 04/15/2024

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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. Vortex

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

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

► 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.

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

2. Nomenclature

► 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.

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

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

► A system of names used in an art or science:

3. Abjure

► Playfully jocular; humorous

► Having a harmful effect; injurious.

► Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units,

► To renounce under oath; forswear.

4. Filibuster

► The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.

► Put together; created.

► The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

► Division into ordered groups or categories.

5. Obsequious

► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.

► Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane.

► Tumultuous; stormy.

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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.