Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DETECTION

DEFINITION:
The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He added that the district is also examining “various weapon detection systems on the market to see if any of them might be viable for us,” as well as state-of-the-art camera technology.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 09/15/2025

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1. Spectrum

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

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

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

► 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.

2. Exult

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

3. Undulate

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

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

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

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

4. Alliteration

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

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

► To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

5. Vertebrate

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

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

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

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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.