Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BREACH

DEFINITION:
An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Cockroach Janata Party’s three leaders — Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka — were freed on condition that they commit “no breach of peace for one year,” Ratna Singh, the movement’s legal director, said in a social media post.
►Associated Press, 10/12/2026

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5 Elementary 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. translucent

► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.

► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way

► The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it

2. pertinent

► Displeasing to the eye

► Connection or association; the condition of being related.

► To attempt to stop the progression of.

► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant

3. serenity

► The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

► The brink of a dangerous situation.

► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

4. construct

► More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

► To build or form something by assembling parts.

► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it

► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care

5. apprehensive

► The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time ; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

► To completely engage the attention of.

► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

► Having an unvarying tone or pitch

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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.