Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
►The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Zoology

► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

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

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

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

2. Renaissance

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

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

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

► A rebirth or revival.

3. Xylem

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

► Being without or almost without hope

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

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

4. Dialogue

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

► Self-examination.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

5. Participle

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

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

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

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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.