Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REMEDIATION

DEFINITION:
The action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Chief Building Official Ron Wampler initially sent out a stop-work order by email on Wednesday to Marino Construction until a soil remediation plan is done, as advised by DEP officials.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/02/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Deduction

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

► To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

2. Dialogue

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

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

3. Toxin

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

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

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

4. Random

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

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

5. Heritage

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

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

► 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.

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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.