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Our Words in the News are selected from current events closed captioned by MCS.
Working in the closed captioning industry requires strong language skills. The ability to quickly research and confirm proper spellings, in realtime as the words are spoken, and an intuitive sense of context and usage, in order to distinguish between words that sound alike yet have different meanings, are vital skills that need to be employed in order to produce high-quality closed captioning of diverse, often difficult television programming.
Criteria for selection and inclusion of MCS Words in the News include: difficult-to-spell words; new words that have recently come into common usage; new or unique proper names such as a newly discovered star or a dormant volcano beginning to erupt; bizarre words with mysterious or abnormal etymologies; or common words that simply pique our interest.
Use our Words in the News to test your knowledge, improve your vocabulary, impress your friends, or just spend a little free time investigating some of the lesser-known nuances of the English language.
To view a word and its definition and usage, please select a date from the links below:
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May, 2002
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 5/30/02: TERGIVERSATION; SINISTROCULAR; PROSPICIENCE
5/31/02: BITUMINOUS COAL; GRAPPLE
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June, 2002
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6/3/02: PALOMAR 5; SRINAGAR
6/4/02: COURT-MARSHAL; LOTHARIO; MEA CULPA; MEGIDDO; SUCCINYLCHOLINE
6/5/02: SUMMER SOLTICE
6/6/02: AMBALA; KARAKORAM HIGHWAY; NUTRIA; SAC; STOVEPIPE; WHISTLE-BLOWER
6/7/02: CAPITULATE; DISCONSOLATE; EQUINE; ILLIQUIDITY; LOQUACIOUS
6/10/02: DIRTY BOMB; LEVITTOWN; PEZ
6/11/02: FLOTILLA; RIP-AND-GET FIRE
6/12/02: DIAZEPAM; HACK-A-SHAQ; TRANSIENT; WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
6/14/02: ISLAMAPHOBE; LAICIZE; 55 CANCRI
6/18/02: STIMPMETER; VOLUPTUOUS
6/19/02: BOWWOW; HISTRIONICS; HYPERVIGILANCE
6/24/02: ATHEROSCLEROSIS; SOVEREIGNTY; UNTENABLE; ZOETROPE
6/25/02: DOYENNE; NOLO CONTENDERE
6/26/02: AMOK; OBFUSCATE; POPPYCOCK
6/27/02: GIZMO; PANACEA
6/30/02: MAGISTRATE
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July, 2002
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7/01/02: LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE
7/03/02: ANIME
7/05/02: LIGHE
7/07/02: HENNA
7/09/02: HASIDIC; PODUNK
7/10/02: CRIMINALIST; NANOPARTICULATES; SKULLDUGGERY; TERRORISTIC
7/11/02: CAPITULATION; LAMINATOR
7/12/02: DISCREPANCY; IN VITRO; PERDITION; TRANSMOGRIFY
7/15/02: BUMPKIN; FIASCO; WAY STATION
7/16/02: CUTTHROAT; HAPPOSHU
7/17/02: NONCOMBATANT
7/19/02: CRYONAUT; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING ; KEVLAR; LIFE CYCLE
7/22/02: COTE D'AZUR; PETANQUE; POSSE COMITATUS; VERGE; XERISCAPE
7/23/02: BLOODLETTING
7/24/02: LEPTIN; WHEREWITHAL
7/25/02: ACUMEN; ALLOCUTION; SERPICO; SWASHBUCKLING
7/26/02: AEROBATICS; JOYRIDE
7/29/02: AGITA; BREATHALYZER; KEYNESIAN; PROBITY
7/30/02: BASILICA; CANONIZE; EVISCERATE; FALAFEL
7/31/02: DAIS; WMD
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August, 2002
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8/01/02: MELATONIN; METHUSELAH
8/05/02: BEATIFY; CANTANKEROUS; CONSULATE; DEET; QUAGMIRE; TRIATHLON
8/06/02: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UNADULTERATED
8/08/02: AESTHETIC; SQUALL; TURRET
8/09/02: DENGUE; HALLELUJAH; MEGALOMANIC; REICHSMARK; VIDOCQ
8/12/02: BIGWIG; VICAR
8/13/02: ALBEIT; HAM-HANDED; HOBNOB; PHLEGM
8/14/02: BALLYHOO; FEVER PITCH; GETAWAY; HAZMAT; ROIL; SHAMAN
8/15/02: MISHMASH; FLOODWATER
8/16/02: APPARATCHIK; EMOLLIENT; HOMAGE
8/19/02: FIRTH; HAMSTRUNG; KETOACIDOSIS; WAHINE
8/20/02: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES; FAST-FORWARD; RICIN
8/21/02: DONGTING LAKE; GINKGO BILOBA; INTERFERON
8/23/02: WRITE-DOWN
8/25/02: TRIAGE
8/27/02: BIRD'S-EYE; PATINA
8/28/02: ANEURYSM; SUBSEQUENTIAL; VIGILANTISM
8/30/02: PREEMPTION; RAPPROCHEMENT
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September, 2002
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9/03/02: HAWKISH; HUBRIS; TIDDLYWINKS; TRANS FATTY ACID; WARMONGER
9/04/02: CRAWFISH; DODGEBALL; ODDSMAKER; ORNITHOLOGIST; SAVANT; STIFF; WHEEDLE
9/05/02: HEMORRHAGE; MORASS; QUAGMIRE
9/06/02: SALACIOUS; SEMIAUTONOMOUS
9/09/02: ESPOUSE; NOR'EASTER; TUWAITHA
9/10/02: CHATTER; PREVARICATE
9/12/02: TURKOMANS
9/13/02: KOPI LUWAK; TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
9/16/02: FLOUT; KUFI; SCARF; SIMPATICO; VIS-A-VIS
9/17/02: CADRE; KIBOSH; PARLANCE
9/18/02: ATROPINE; DJIBOUTI; SLAM DUNK
9/19/02: ACETAMINOPHEN; BRIC-A-BRAC; EMIRATE; RUSE
9/20/02: EMPHYSEMA; MINUTIA; MOONCAKE
9/23/02: PHOSCHECK; TOPIRAMATE
9/24/02: BELABOR; DOSSIER; FUJIWHARA EFFECT; HODGEPODGE; PHILODENDRON; SINUIJU
9/25/02: SALVO
9/26/02: BUNNY BOILER; KLINGON; NUTBUSH
9/27/02: GUJARAT; RAUCOUS
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October, 2002
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10/01/02: BAH HUMBUG
10/02/02: LARGESSE; MUNIFICENCE
10/03/02: EGREGIOUS
10/07/02: FENG SHUI; LOP
10/09/02: SEPAK TAKRAW
10/10/02: BROMIDE; SIPHON
10/11/02: CAT AND MOUSE; MODUS OPERANDI; RETICENCE; SPATE
10/14/02: CREDENCE; FEINT
10/16/02: HEGEMONY
10/17/02: REALPOLITIK; VROOM
10/18/02: SOYUZ; TRUSS
10/21/02: CRYPTIC
10/23/02: NORD-OST
10/24/02: BARISTA; INGUSHETIA; SMERTNIKI
10/29/02: FENTANYL; RAPPORTEUR
10/30/02: BALACLAVAS
10/31/02: BEHOOVE; COMPTROLLER; MEMENTO; OLIGARCHY
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November, 2002
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11/01/02: FLIMFLAM; QUELL; QUIDDITCH
11/04/02: ASEAN; KFAR SABA
11/06/02: MAJLIS; SPECTER
11/08/02: AQUIFER; AUTOMATICITY; SHAMAN
11/12/02: DRUBBING; HOPSCOTCH; TORNADIC
11/14/02: ACQUIESCENCE; KIBBUTZ; OSSIFIED; ROPE-A-DOPE; TUSSLE
11/18/02: PENKNIFE
11/20/02: DARPA; EMULSIFY; EXPIATION; GALICIA
11/22/02: GRIDIRON
11/26/02: PESHMERGA
11/27/02: CORNUCOPIA; IDEATION
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December, 2002
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12/03/02: CANARD; SEMITIC
12/05/02: BRITENING; BUSHFIRE; EID AL-FITR
12/06/02: EL-BUREIJ; JAMBALAYA; MANTIQI; SHAKE-UP
12/10/02: DIXIECRAT; GUINEA WORM; MALFEASANCE
12/11/02: BOULOGNE; SO SAN
12/12/02: ARIANE-5; BELLISSIMO; CAUSUS BELLI; CORROBORATE
12/13/02: HEAVY WATER; INTERLOCUTOR; MOTHBALL
12/18/02: ZACHISTKI
12/19/02: SMURFING
12/24/02: DED MOROZ
12/25/02: LIAISON; METE
12/30/02: LE PARKOUR; REFLATION; SHENZHOU IV
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