Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PROACTIVE

DEFINITION:
Taking action to control a situation rather than responding to it after it has happened.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
LoPilato said the policy aims to be proactive, rather than allowing more violence to take place before regulating the problem.
►The Los Angeles Times, 07/20/2026

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5 High 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. Filibuster

► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.

► The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

2. Incontrovertible

► To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.

► Having a harmful effect; injurious.

► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.

3. Oxidize

► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.

► The lowest point

► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.

► A system of names used in an art or science:

4. Jejune

► A system of names used in an art or science:

► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

► Not interesting; dull:

► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

5. Acumen

► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.

► A form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,

► Put together; created.

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

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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.