8th Grade Words of the Day

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 8 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 8th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.

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 Word of the Day for Grade 8
Specified Day: 2024-11-21
punctuationspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words into sentences, clauses, and phrases
n. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
If our young friend studied punctuation, it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TEN
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
pronouncespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. say a word or a letter in a correct way
v. state something officially or formally, such as a judgment
Mr. Kenneth was perplexed to pronounce of what disorder the master died.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
I am going down there to pronounce the sentence of death against a murderer.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 108. The Judge.
His name, or rather a plaintive voice which essayed to pronounce his name, reached him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19. The Third Attack.
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2024-11-20   (Back to the Day)
  definitely   speakExamples  
ad. without question and beyond doubt; clearly
  expenditure   speakExamples  
n. total amount of money that a government or person spends
2024-11-19   (Back to the Day)
  perfume   speakExamples  
n. pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
  unique   speakExamples  
a. without an equal; being the only one of its kind
2024-11-18   (Back to the Day)
  verdict   speakExamples  
n. an opinion or decision made after judging the facts, especially one made at the end of a trial
  spacious   speakExamples  
a. wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable
2024-11-15   (Back to the Day)
  imitate   speakExamples  
v. copy the actions, appearance, or speech of; use or follow something from a model
  Michigan   speakExamples  
n. a state in the northern US; the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes
2024-11-14   (Back to the Day)
  Delaware   speakExamples  
n. a state in the northeastern US
  interruption   speakExamples  
n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
n. abrupt occasion that stops an ongoing activity
2024-11-13   (Back to the Day)
  logical   speakExamples  
a. reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
  conjecture   speakExamples  
v. guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof
2024-11-12   (Back to the Day)
  boundary   speakExamples  
n. dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
  endeavor   speakExamples  
v. attempt by employing effort; try to do something
2024-11-11   (Back to the Day)
  executive   speakExamples  
n. someone in a high position, like in business or government, who makes sure that laws or rules are carried out; administrator
  compromise   speakExamples  
v. accept that you will reduce your demands to reach an agreement with someone
v. lower or weaken standards, risk harming something
2024-11-08   (Back to the Day)
  exertion   speakExamples  
n. use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
  substitute   speakExamples  
v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person
2024-11-07   (Back to the Day)
  identity   speakExamples  
n. exact sameness; fact of being who, what a person or thing is; a close similarity
  candidate   speakExamples  
n. a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
2024-11-06   (Back to the Day)
  diameter   speakExamples  
n. length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
  alternate   speakExamples  
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
2024-11-05   (Back to the Day)
  emphasis   speakExamples  
n. special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
  missionary   speakExamples  
n. a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach religion
2024-11-04   (Back to the Day)
  attendant   speakExamples  
n. aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
  accessible   speakExamples  
a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
2024-10-31   (Back to the Day)
  exhibit   speakExamples  
v. show something publicly, make visible or apparent
  corruption   speakExamples  
n. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
2024-10-30   (Back to the Day)
  Connecticut   speakExamples  
n. a state in the northeastern US, a New England state
  identical   speakExamples  
a. duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
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