11th Grade Words of the Day

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 11 students learn words at their levels efficiently. In addition to showing words of the current day, the page also has words of the recent 15 or 50 days to review. It's a handy app for 11th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.

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 Word of the Day for Grade 11
Specified Day: 2025-04-24
transitivespeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical
The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
There was only one stage in the transition from coldness to inspiration, at which work was possible.
Anna Karenina(V2) By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 12
From fire to oil was a natural transition for burned fingers, and Amy fell to painting with undiminished ardor.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
unforgettablespeak speak spelling sentences 
a. impossible to forget; very memorable
He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach and opening the door cautiously went back into the other room.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
intermittentlyspeak speak spelling sentences 
ad. in an intermittent manner
The sun shone intermittently the next morning and the hard wind that drove dark clouds swiftly across its face rattled the windowpanes and moaned faintly about the house.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
Hitherto her intermittent impulses of resistance had sufficed to maintain her self-respect.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 8
The man was an intermittent drunkard, and when he had the fit on him he was a perfect fiend.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
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Words of the recent 15 days
2025-04-23   (Back to the Day)
  cull   speakExamples  
v. pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
  cocoon   speakExamples  
n. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
2025-04-22   (Back to the Day)
  adolescent   speakExamples  
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
  bombast   speakExamples  
n. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  bauble   speakExamples  
n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
2025-04-21   (Back to the Day)
  procrastination   speakExamples  
n. putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
  squeamish   speakExamples  
a. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
2025-04-18   (Back to the Day)
  expatiate   speakExamples  
v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  dilettante   speakExamples  
a. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
2025-04-17   (Back to the Day)
  flue   speakExamples  
n. flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
  subvert   speakExamples  
v. cause the downfall of; destroy property or hinder normal operations; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  lifelike   speakExamples  
a. evoking lifelike images within the mind; free from artificiality
2025-04-16   (Back to the Day)
  pertain   speakExamples  
v. belong; have connection with, or dependence on
  libation   speakExamples  
n. a serving of wine poured out in honor of a deity; a serving of an alcoholic beverage
2025-04-15   (Back to the Day)
  patronize   speakExamples  
v. act as a patron to; support or sponsor
  rebus   speakExamples  
n. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
  disparage   speakExamples  
v. belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
2025-04-14   (Back to the Day)
  wriggle   speakExamples  
v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, especially when struggling
  bolster   speakExamples  
v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
2025-04-11   (Back to the Day)
  afterthought   speakExamples  
n. an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made
  belie   speakExamples  
v. contradict; give a false impression
2025-04-10   (Back to the Day)
  derogatory   speakExamples  
a. expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
  consolidate   speakExamples  
v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
  bevy   speakExamples  
n. large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
2025-04-09   (Back to the Day)
  auditory   speakExamples  
a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
  primer   speakExamples  
n. an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
2025-04-08   (Back to the Day)
  playwright   speakExamples  
n. someone who writes plays
  glean   speakExamples  
v. gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up
  adage   speakExamples  
n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
2025-04-07   (Back to the Day)
  voracious   speakExamples  
a. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
  embargo   speakExamples  
n. ban on commerce or other activity
2025-04-04   (Back to the Day)
  wrangle   speakExamples  
n. angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
  rectify   speakExamples  
v. set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
2025-04-03   (Back to the Day)
  tactful   speakExamples  
a. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
  hygiene   speakExamples  
n. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
  combustible   speakExamples  
a. capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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