Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ADEQUATE

DEFINITION:
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The National Park Service said the hikers, later identified as the Marvelous Microschool group, had tried to reach Arizona Hot Springs “without adequate preparation,” although Normoyle disputed that account.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/14/2025

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Alliteration

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

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

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

2. Hieroglyphic

► 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.

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

3. Levee

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

4. Nuisance

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

► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

► A rebirth or revival.

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

5. Ozone

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

► Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

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

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

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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.