Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SIMULCAST

DEFINITION:
A simultaneous transmission of the same programme on radio and television, or on two or more channels.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.
►The Los Angeles Times, 02/23/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Decorum

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

► 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.

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

2. Plateau

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

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

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

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

3. Wretched

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

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

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

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

4. Sect

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

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

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

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

5. Suffrage

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

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

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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.