Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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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. Rainforest

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.


2. Sacrifice

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

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.


3. Antibody

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.


4. Tempo

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.


5. Quandary

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

To condescend to give or grant

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal


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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.