Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SUREFIRE

DEFINITION:
Certain or likely, especially to succeed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Kirby taught himself how to count cards, a surefire way to get barred from gambling at a casino, “raking in money on trips to Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” the article stated.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05/04/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Alliteration

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

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

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

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

2. Antibody

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

► The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

► A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

3. Inference

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

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

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

4. Unanimous

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

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

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

► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

5. Fallacy

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

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

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

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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.