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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1. Repose

► 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.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► Being without or almost without hope

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

2. Jovial

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

► 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.

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

3. Plateau

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

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

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

4. Bamboozle

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

► 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

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

5. Yacht

► 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

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

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

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

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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.