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. Sect

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

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

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


2. Levee

The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

An embankment built to prevent flooding

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit


3. Divulge

To proclaim publicly

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace


4. Guerrilla

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

To honor the memory of with a ceremony

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy


5. Zoology

The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

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

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.


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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.