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This Week's Word In The News 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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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. Salmonella

Self-examination.

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.


2. Analogy

One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.


3. Guerrilla

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

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

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


4. Inference

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

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles


5. Maneuver

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

A schedule of prices or fees.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.


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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.