Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INCOMPREHENSIBLE

DEFINITION:
Impossible to understand or comprehend.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“What is incomprehensible is that the structure the Commission chose is now being used to justify not carrying out the monitoring at all,” she said.
►The Key West Citizen, 04/06/2026

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1. Despondent

► A schedule of prices or fees.

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

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

► Being without or almost without hope

2. Plateau

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

► To proclaim publicly

► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

3. Renaissance

► A rebirth or revival.

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

4. Hieroglyphic

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

► 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.

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

5. Kilometer

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

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

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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.