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This Week's Word In The News 

CONDOLENCE

DEFINITION:
An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden extended their “deepest condolences” to Comperatore’s family.
The Morning Cal, 07/15/2024

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1. Plateau

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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

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


2. Renaissance

A rebirth or revival.

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

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

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief


3. Sect

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

A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

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

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


4. Quandary

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

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

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


5. Protagonist

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

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.


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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.