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This Week's Word In The News 

SUREFIRE

DEFINITION:
Certain or likely, especially to succeed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Kirby taught himself how to count cards, a surefire way to get barred from gambling at a casino, “raking in money on trips to Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” the article stated.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05/04/2026

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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. Virtuoso

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

The arrangement of events in time


2. Mosaic

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

The arrangement of events in time

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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


3. Deduction

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

A rebirth or revival.

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.


4. Polygon

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

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

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.


5. Renegade

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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


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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.