Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Nuisance

► 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.

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

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

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

2. Sect

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

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

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

3. Polygon

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

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

4. Laconic

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

5. Undulate

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

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

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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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.