Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

WILDFIRE

DEFINITION:
An unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but a long drought, low humidity and strong winds were fueling them.
►The Key West Citizen, 04/27/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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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. Stereotype

► Being without or almost without hope

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

2. Accentuate

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

3. Ultraviolet

► Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

► Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

4. Maneuver

► Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

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

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

5. Divulge

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

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

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

► To proclaim publicly

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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.