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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Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!

1. Hologram

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

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

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

► A proportional part or share.

2. Ozone

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

► A proportional part or share.

► The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

3. Unanimous

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

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

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

4. Impertinent

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

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

5. Typhoon

► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

► A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

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

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

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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.