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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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. Tariff

► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

► A schedule of prices or fees.

2. Quandary

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

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

3. Decorum

► A rebirth or revival.

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

4. Suffrage

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

5. Camouflage

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

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

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

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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.