Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

ADEQUATE

DEFINITION:
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The National Park Service said the hikers, later identified as the Marvelous Microschool group, had tried to reach Arizona Hot Springs “without adequate preparation,” although Normoyle disputed that account.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/14/2025

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5 Middle School Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. Renegade

One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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

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


2. Tranquility

To cringe in fear

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

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

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.


3. Formidable

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

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

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder


4. Accentuate

To condescend to give or grant

To stress or emphasize; intensify

The arrangement of events in time

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


5. Exponent

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

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

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark


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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.