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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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
 Word of the Day for Grade 12
Specified Day: 2026-09-07
eminentspeak speak spelling sentences 
a. standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
Thus it was with the men of rank, on whom their eminent position imposed the guardianship of the public morals.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
The nurseries for males of noble or eminent birth, are provided with grave and learned professors, and their several deputies.
Gulliver's Travels(V1) By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VI.
illustriousspeak speak spelling sentences 
a. possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
Suitors of the illustrious queen, listen that I may speak even as I am minded.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XXI
No, he would be a soldier, and return after long years, all war-worn and illustrious.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
We visited the tomb of the illustrious Hampden and the field on which that patriot fell.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
Review Words:   Recent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2026-09-04   (Back to the Day)
  esteem   Example sentences     speak
v. regard with respect; favorable regard
  solitude   Example sentences     speak
n. state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
2026-09-03   (Back to the Day)
  providence   Example sentences     speak
n. act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
  inevitable   Example sentences     speak
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
  derivative   Example sentences     speak
a. unoriginal; derived from another source
2026-09-02   (Back to the Day)
  august   Example sentences     speak
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
  catholic   Example sentences     speak
a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
Below words are in grade 11
2026-07-13   (Back to the Day)
  whetstone   Example sentences     speak
n. a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
2026-07-10   (Back to the Day)
  vivisection   Example sentences     speak
n. the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
  welterweight   Example sentences     speak
n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
2026-07-09   (Back to the Day)
  uproot   Example sentences     speak
v. pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
  veer   Example sentences     speak
v. shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  viaduct   Example sentences     speak
n. bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road or railroad over a valley
2026-07-08   (Back to the Day)
  undersized   Example sentences     speak
a. smaller than normal for its kind
  upheave   Example sentences     speak
v. lift forcefully from beneath
2026-07-07   (Back to the Day)
  thesaurus   Example sentences     speak
n. book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
  toil   Example sentences     speak
n. exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
  undergarment   Example sentences     speak
n. a garment worn under other garments
2026-07-06   (Back to the Day)
  tattletale   Example sentences     speak
n. someone who gossips indiscreetly
  telepathy   Example sentences     speak
n. apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
2026-07-03   (Back to the Day)
  stamina   Example sentences     speak
n. physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
  summarize   Example sentences     speak
v. give a brief statement of the main points of something
2026-07-02   (Back to the Day)
  spendthrift   Example sentences     speak
n. one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
  stagnate   Example sentences     speak
v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; stand still; cease to flow; stand without moving
  stagy   Example sentences     speak
a. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
2026-06-30   (Back to the Day)
  serviette   Example sentences     speak
n. a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
  skittish   Example sentences     speak
a. unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  sleuth   Example sentences     speak
v. watch, observe, or inquire secretly
2026-06-29   (Back to the Day)
  scrawny   Example sentences     speak
a. being very thin; inferior in size or quality
  segregation   Example sentences     speak
n. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
2026-06-26   (Back to the Day)
  revile   Example sentences     speak
v. attack with abusive language; vilify
  rigmarole   Example sentences     speak
n. a long and complicated and confusing procedure
2026-06-25   (Back to the Day)
  restrictive   Example sentences     speak
a. tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
  resurgence   Example sentences     speak
n. bringing again into activity and prominence
  reverberate   Example sentences     speak
v. to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact
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