Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
►The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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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. Pulverize

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

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

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

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

2. Delegate

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

► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

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

► 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.

3. Sacrifice

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

► 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.

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

4. Cower

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► To cringe in fear

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

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

5. Chronology

► A schedule of prices or fees.

► The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

► The arrangement of events in time

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

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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.