Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ROIL

DEFINITION:
To disturb or disquiet; stir up; irritate; vex.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios are closing in on a deal that would end a 145-day strike that has roiled the film and TV business and caused thousands of job losses.
►The Los Angeles Times, 09/25/2023

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Despondent

► Being without or almost without hope

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

► 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.

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

2. Recede

► 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

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

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

3. Rainforest

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

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

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

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

4. Silhouette

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

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

5. Tranquility

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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

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

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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.