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. Virtuoso

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

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

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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


2. Undulate

A rebirth or revival.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

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


3. Flourish

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

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


4. Gargoyle

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

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

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


5. Phloem

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

Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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.