Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Immune

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

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

► 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

2. Aspire

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

► To condescend to give or grant

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

3. Nuisance

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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

► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

4. Virtuoso

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► 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 person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

5. Stereotype

► A rebirth or revival.

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

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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.