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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.
This Week's Word In The News 

EXTINGUISH

DEFINITION:
To stop a fire or a light from burning. To bring to an end.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Fargo police responded and attempted to put the fire out before the Fargo Fire Department extinguished the fire.
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, 08/31/2026

Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

Abstemious

Incontrovertible

Orthography

Unctuous


2. Having one’s true identity concealed.

Incognito

Abjure

Evanescent

Homogeneous


3. Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

Kinetic

Respiration

Interpolate

Recapitulate


4. Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.

Vacuous

Bellicose

Facetious

Reparation


5. Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

Facetious

Reparation

Temblor

Acumen


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