Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
►The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Accentuate

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

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

2. Mosaic

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

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

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

3. Despondent

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► A rebirth or revival.

► Being without or almost without hope

► The arrangement of events in time

4. Tsunami

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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

► A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

5. Silhouette

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

► A proportional part or share.

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

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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.