10th Grade Words of the Day

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 Word of the Day for Grade 10
Specified Day: 2024-04-26
tridentspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a spear with three prongs
begrudgespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
I begrudged the room that Jake and Otto and Russian Peter took up in my memory, which I wanted to crowd with other things.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: I
He knew it would not change him from an ownerless dog, whom everybody begrudges its golden collar, into a comfortable society dog.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
They are enshrined in the hearts of all loyal Southerners, and no one begrudges them the scant monetary returns they make for their risks.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2024-04-25   (Back to the Day)
  demean   speakExamples  
v. degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
  fend   speakExamples  
v. ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
  rowdy   speakExamples  
n. rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
2024-04-24   (Back to the Day)
  consensus   speakExamples  
n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
  leaflet   speakExamples  
n. small leaf; leaf like organ or part
2024-04-23   (Back to the Day)
  parsimonious   speakExamples  
a. excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
  prospector   speakExamples  
n. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
  overshadow   speakExamples  
v. throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
2024-04-22   (Back to the Day)
  pseudonym   speakExamples  
n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
  orchid   speakExamples  
n. plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
2024-04-19   (Back to the Day)
  inscribe   speakExamples  
v. write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
  inaugurate   speakExamples  
v. start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
2024-04-18   (Back to the Day)
  succinct   speakExamples  
a. brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
  tarnish   speakExamples  
v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
  outstrip   speakExamples  
v. exceed or surpass; leave behind
2024-04-17   (Back to the Day)
  zephyr   speakExamples  
n. gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
  migrant   speakExamples  
a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
2024-04-16   (Back to the Day)
  aluminum   speakExamples  
n. silvery ductile metallic element
  ovation   speakExamples  
n. enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
  cataclysm   speakExamples  
n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
2024-04-15   (Back to the Day)
  pandemonium   speakExamples  
n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
  insolvent   speakExamples  
a. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
2024-04-12   (Back to the Day)
  innocuous   speakExamples  
a. having no adverse effect; harmless
  circumvent   speakExamples  
v. surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
2024-04-11   (Back to the Day)
  longevity   speakExamples  
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
  scribble   speakExamples  
v. write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
  quintessence   speakExamples  
n. pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
2024-04-10   (Back to the Day)
  debonair   speakExamples  
a. friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
  endorse   speakExamples  
v. acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
2024-04-09   (Back to the Day)
  retaliate   speakExamples  
v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
  pithy   speakExamples  
a. precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
  foray   speakExamples  
n. assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
2024-04-08   (Back to the Day)
  cache   speakExamples  
n. hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
  extirpate   speakExamples  
v. root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
2024-04-05   (Back to the Day)
  tether   speakExamples  
v. tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
  redundant   speakExamples  
a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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