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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 High 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. Plasma

Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.

A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.

The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.


2. Subjugate

To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.

To bring under control; conquer.

To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.


3. Oligarchy

The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

Noninterference in the affairs of others.

Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.

A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,


4. Hubris

Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane.

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.


5. Abjure

Everyday; commonplace.

To renounce under oath; forswear.

To picture falsely; misrepresent.

Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.


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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.