Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Recede

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

► Self-examination.

► Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

2. Symbiosis

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

► To cringe in fear

3. Voracious

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

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

4. Fallacy

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

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

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► To condescend to give or grant

5. Labyrinth

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

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

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

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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.