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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1. Lichen

► The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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

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

2. Alliteration

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

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

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

3. Hologram

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

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

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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

4. Flourish

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A rebirth or revival.

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

5. Polygon

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

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

► Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

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

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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.