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This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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1. Outrageous

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.


2. Deign

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

To condescend to give or grant


3. Ellipse

To proclaim publicly

The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

Self-examination.


4. Rainforest

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

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

A schedule of prices or fees.

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.


5. Boisterous

A schedule of prices or fees.

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


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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.