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: 2026-04-15
| disparage |     |
v. belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
I dare say it is something disparaging which you are going to say.
Why, as to that, my good friend, till I and my company have really acted there must be some guesswork; but I mean no disparagement to Julia.
I found a great many foxes, disparaging whole vineyards of inaccessible grapes; but I found very few foxes whom I would have trusted within reach of a bunch.
| pertain | |
v. belong; have connection with, or dependence on
His pallor was so peculiar, that it seemed to pertain to one who had been long entombed, and who was incapable of resuming the healthy glow and hue of life.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.
As regarded the shipmaster, however, all was looked upon as pertaining to the character, as to a fish his glistening scales.
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2026-04-14 (Back to the Day)
bolster 
v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
patronize
v. act as a patron to; support or sponsor
rebus
n. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
2026-04-13 (Back to the Day)
belie
v. contradict; give a false impression
wriggle
v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, especially when struggling
2026-04-10 (Back to the Day)
bevy
n. large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
afterthought
n. an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made
2026-04-09 (Back to the Day)
primer
n. an introductory textbook; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
derogatory
a. expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
consolidate
v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
2026-04-08 (Back to the Day)
adage
n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
auditory
a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
2026-04-07 (Back to the Day)
embargo
n. ban on commerce or other activity
playwright
n. someone who writes plays
glean
v. gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up
2026-04-06 (Back to the Day)
rectify
v. set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
voracious
a. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
2026-04-03 (Back to the Day)
combustible
a. capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
wrangle
n. angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
2026-04-02 (Back to the Day)
curriculum
n. the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
tactful
a. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
hygiene
n. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
2026-03-31 (Back to the Day)
reciprocity
n. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence; mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
inflammatory
a. characterized or caused by inflammation; arousing to action or rebellion
parochial
a. narrow in outlook; related to local church community
2026-03-30 (Back to the Day)
dividend
n. sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage
bedlam
n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder; pejorative terms for an insane asylum
2026-03-27 (Back to the Day)
outlive
v. live longer than; survive or last beyond
surreptitiously
ad. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
2026-03-26 (Back to the Day)
controversial
a. giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; disputable
criticize
v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
squalor
n. filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
2026-03-25 (Back to the Day)
sporadic
a. occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
dirge
n. a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
2026-03-24 (Back to the Day)
cloven
a. split or divided in two
gala
n. a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
decadence
n. process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay