Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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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. Immune

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

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

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

► Self-examination.

2. Quota

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

► A proportional part or share.

► A rebirth or revival.

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

3. Plateau

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

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

4. Omnivore

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

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

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

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

5. Vaccine

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

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

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

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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.