Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

VIABLE

DEFINITION:
Able to work as intended or able to succeed. Able to continue to exist.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Trump contended that without that surplus, “Canada ceases to exist as a viable Country.
Alaska Dispatch, 02/03/2025

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5 Elementary 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. Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

translucent

exasperation

topic

various


2. A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care

reference

tactic

disdain

primarily


3. Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries

adversary

brackish

replenish

debris


4. Timid, fearful, overly cautious

zeal

meticulous

destination

infer


5. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

materialize

element

diminish

jargon


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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.