Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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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. Metaphor

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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

► A schedule of prices or fees.

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

2. Dialogue

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

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

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

3. Tranquility

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

► 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 take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

4. Hieroglyphic

► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

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

► 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.

► The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

5. Bandolier

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

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

► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

► A rebirth or revival.

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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.