Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INSPECTOR

DEFINITION:
An official employed to ensure that official regulations are obeyed, especially in public services.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are federal employees, and misconduct allegations are typically investigated by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility or by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of inspector General.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/16/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Tundra

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

► 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

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

2. Technique

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

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

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

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

3. Exponent

► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

4. Nebula

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

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

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

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

5. Levee

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

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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.