Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REALLOCATE

DEFINITION:
To change the way that something is given or shared between people, groups, or organizations.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Carey said she would be “concerned with stocking the food pantries, but perhaps there is a better way to help for folks that had reallocate those funds somehow and then are either facing eviction or other things like that.”
►The Key West Citizen, 12/08/2025

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5 Middle 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. Gargoyle

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

2. Tundra

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

3. Deduction

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

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

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

4. Tempo

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

5. Strategy

► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

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

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

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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.