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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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
 Word of the Day for Grade 8
Specified Day: 2026-06-22
technicianspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
terrapinspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes
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Words of the recent 15 days
2026-06-19   (Back to the Day)
  sympathize   Example sentences     speak
v. understand and care about someone's problems
v. support and agree with someone or something
  synchronize   Example sentences     speak
v. happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
2026-06-18   (Back to the Day)
  specialize   Example sentences     speak
v. study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
  sulfur   Example sentences     speak
n. a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
2026-06-17   (Back to the Day)
  socialize   Example sentences     speak
v. take part in social activities; interact with others
  soloist   Example sentences     speak
n. a musician who performs a single
2026-06-16   (Back to the Day)
  saccharin   Example sentences     speak
n. a very sweet artificial substance that is used to replace sugar, as a calorie-free sweetener
  semicolon   Example sentences     speak
n. a punctuation mark ' ; ' used to connect independent clauses
2026-06-15   (Back to the Day)
  rectangle   Example sentences     speak
n. a flat shape with four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides of equal length
  reusable   Example sentences     speak
a. capable of being used again
2026-06-12   (Back to the Day)
  ravioli   Example sentences     speak
n. small squares of pasta, often filled with meat or cheese, that are cooked in boiling water
  reassure   Example sentences     speak
v. comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
2026-06-11   (Back to the Day)
  questionnaire   Example sentences     speak
n. form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information
  rapport   Example sentences     speak
n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
2026-06-10   (Back to the Day)
  promotional   Example sentences     speak
a. intended to advertise something in order to sell it
  quadruple   Example sentences     speak
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big
a. having four units or components
2026-06-09   (Back to the Day)
  pharmacist   Example sentences     speak
n. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
  pretzel   Example sentences     speak
n. a hard salty biscuit that has been baked in a stick or knot shape
2026-06-08   (Back to the Day)
  pediatrician   Example sentences     speak
n. physician or expert in children's diseases
  penicillin   Example sentences     speak
n. a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
2026-06-05   (Back to the Day)
  orangutan   Example sentences     speak
n. a large ape with reddish-brown hair and long arms
  parachute   Example sentences     speak
n. rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
2026-06-04   (Back to the Day)
  nonviolent   Example sentences     speak
a. not involving fighting or the use of physical force
  opossum   Example sentences     speak
n. a small American marsupial that lives in trees and has thick fur, a long nose, and a tail without fur
2026-06-03   (Back to the Day)
  nonfiction   Example sentences     speak
n. writing that is about real events and facts
  nonstop   Example sentences     speak
n. a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
2026-06-02   (Back to the Day)
  motivate   Example sentences     speak
v. stimulate; provide with an incentive; move to action
  motorist   Example sentences     speak
n. someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
2026-05-29   (Back to the Day)
  microcosm   Example sentences     speak
n. small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
  microfilm   Example sentences     speak
n. film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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