Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

REMEDIATION

DEFINITION:
The action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Chief Building Official Ron Wampler initially sent out a stop-work order by email on Wednesday to Marino Construction until a soil remediation plan is done, as advised by DEP officials.
►The Key West Citizen, 03/02/2026

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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. Euro

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

► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.

► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.

► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.

2. Orthography

► Having a bad disposition; surly.

► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.

► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

3. Oxidize

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

► A circular strand of DNA in bacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.

► The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.

► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.

4. Notarize

► Clear to the understanding.

► To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.

5. Deciduous

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

► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.

► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:

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

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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.