Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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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. Nocturnal

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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


2. Labyrinth

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

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

To proclaim publicly

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


3. Outrageous

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

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

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


4. Participle

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

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

A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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


5. Tariff

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

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

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

A schedule of prices or fees.


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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.