Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

LITIGANT

DEFINITION:
Someone involved in a lawsuit.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 04/13/2026

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1. Exult

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

► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

2. Unanimous

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

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

3. Hieroglyphic

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

► 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.

4. Outrageous

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

► Being without or almost without hope

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

5. Renegade

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

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

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

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

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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.