Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SIMLUATED

DEFINITION:
Made to look like or have the features of something else.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Here’s the full simluated injury report:
The Boston Herald, 02/02/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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1. Tsunami

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

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion


2. Bamboozle

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.


3. Suffrage

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

To honor the memory of with a ceremony

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.


4. Jaunty

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

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

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.


5. Alliteration

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

An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables


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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.