Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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1. Nocturnal

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

► Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

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

2. Impertinent

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

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

3. Toxin

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► 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

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

4. Quandary

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

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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

► Self-examination.

5. Levee

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

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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.