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This Week's Word In The News 

FACT-CHECKING

DEFINITION:
To check that all the facts in a piece of writing, a news article, a speech, etc. are correct.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He criticized the moderators for fact-checking him and said they did not fact-check Harris.
Las Vegas Review-Journal, 09/16/2024

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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. Omnivore

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

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

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


2. Laconic

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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

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

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct


3. Undulate

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.

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

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

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.


4. Despondent

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

Being without or almost without hope

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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


5. Antibody

To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

Self-examination.


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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.