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This Week's Word In The News 

INCOMPREHENSIBLE

DEFINITION:
Impossible to understand or comprehend.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“What is incomprehensible is that the structure the Commission chose is now being used to justify not carrying out the monitoring at all,” she said.
The Key West Citizen, 04/06/2026

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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. Vacillate

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

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant


2. Metaphor

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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


3. Ozone

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

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

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus


4. Formidable

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

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

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.


5. Jaunty

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

A rebirth or revival.


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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.