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This Week's Word In The News 

WILDFIRE

DEFINITION:
An unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but a long drought, low humidity and strong winds were fueling them.
The Key West Citizen, 04/27/2026

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5 Middle 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. Jaunty

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

Being without or almost without hope


2. Zoology

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

A schedule of prices or fees.

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


3. Exponent

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

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


4. Tumult

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

The arrangement of events in time

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.


5. Marsupial

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

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

To cringe in fear

A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.


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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.