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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1. Guru

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

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

2. Jovial

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

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

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

► To condescend to give or grant

3. Unanimous

► To condescend to give or grant

► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

4. Accentuate

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

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

5. Divulge

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► To proclaim publicly

► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

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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.