Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PARLAY

DEFINITION:
A single bet that links together two or more individual wagers

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Then comes the parlay attempt.
►The Key West Citizen, 01/05/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Dialogue

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

► The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

2. Quandary

► To condescend to give or grant

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

3. Solstice

► Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

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

4. Guerrilla

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

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

► A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

5. Enthusiastic

► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

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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.