12th Grade Words of the Day

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 12 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 12th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.

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 Word of the Day for Grade 12
Specified Day: 2025-09-11
transcribespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. copy; write over again in same words
From this point onward I will follow the course of events by transcribing my own letters to Mr. Sherlock Holmes which lie before me on the table.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
indemnifyspeak speak spelling sentences 
v. make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
Those persons are indemnified by me.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
sallyspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
At this sally, the boys laughed.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
Dorset greeted the sally with delight.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
Let us summon our people, and sally forth upon them.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2025-09-10   (Back to the Day)
  concept   speakExamples  
n. something formed in the mind; thought or notion
  innumerable   speakExamples  
a. too many to be counted; numerous
2025-09-09   (Back to the Day)
  ardent   speakExamples  
a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
  prose   speakExamples  
n. essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
  prudent   speakExamples  
a. cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
2025-09-08   (Back to the Day)
  imperial   speakExamples  
a. like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
  induce   speakExamples  
v. persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
2025-09-05   (Back to the Day)
  illustrious   speakExamples  
a. possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
  inclination   speakExamples  
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
2025-09-04   (Back to the Day)
  esteem   speakExamples  
v. regard with respect; favorable regard
  solitude   speakExamples  
n. state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
  eminent   speakExamples  
a. standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
2025-09-03   (Back to the Day)
  inevitable   speakExamples  
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
  derivative   speakExamples  
a. unoriginal; derived from another source
2025-09-02   (Back to the Day)
  august   speakExamples  
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
  catholic   speakExamples  
a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
  providence   speakExamples  
n. act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
Below words are in grade 11
2025-07-11   (Back to the Day)
  welterweight   speakExamples  
n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
  whetstone   speakExamples  
n. a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
2025-07-10   (Back to the Day)
  veer   speakExamples  
v. shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  viaduct   speakExamples  
n. bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road or railroad over a valley
  vivisection   speakExamples  
n. the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
2025-07-09   (Back to the Day)
  upheave   speakExamples  
v. lift forcefully from beneath
  uproot   speakExamples  
v. pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
2025-07-08   (Back to the Day)
  toil   speakExamples  
n. exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
  undergarment   speakExamples  
n. a garment worn under other garments
  undersized   speakExamples  
a. smaller than normal for its kind
2025-07-07   (Back to the Day)
  telepathy   speakExamples  
n. apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
  thesaurus   speakExamples  
n. book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
2025-07-04   (Back to the Day)
  summarize   speakExamples  
v. give a brief statement of the main points of something
  tattletale   speakExamples  
n. someone who gossips indiscreetly
2025-07-03   (Back to the Day)
  stagnate   speakExamples  
v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; stand still; cease to flow; stand without moving
  stagy   speakExamples  
a. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
  stamina   speakExamples  
n. physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
2025-07-02   (Back to the Day)
  sleuth   speakExamples  
v. watch, observe, or inquire secretly
  spendthrift   speakExamples  
n. one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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