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This Week's Word In The News 

HEIST

DEFINITION:
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Five suspects accused in connection with the heist were taken into custody late Wednesday, bringing the total arrest count to seven.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 11/03/2025

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5 Elementary 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. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.

chronological

headway

deft

degree


2. Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.

uncanny

counter

ignite

symbolism


3. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

egregious

destination

fragrance

vulnerable


4. To finish successfully

misgivings

falter

accomplish

illuminate


5. A measurement one can compare to.

various

translucent

reference

muster


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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.