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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Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!

1. Flourish

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

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

2. Plateau

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► A proportional part or share.

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

3. Introspection

► Self-examination.

► The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

4. Mutation

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

5. Renaissance

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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

► A rebirth or revival.

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

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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.