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: 2026-03-23
gorillaspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a large ape that comes from western Africa
caribouspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a large deer with long horns with branches that lives in North America
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Words of the recent 15 days
2026-03-20   (Back to the Day)
  remit   Example sentences     speak
v. transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
v. reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison
  chandelier   Example sentences     speak
n. a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling with a number of bulbs or candles
2026-03-19   (Back to the Day)
  locomotion   Example sentences     speak
n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
  adherent   Example sentences     speak
n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
2026-03-18   (Back to the Day)
  etymology   Example sentences     speak
n. language study of the origin and history of words
  commemoration   Example sentences     speak
n. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
2026-03-17   (Back to the Day)
  comedian   Example sentences     speak
n. a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories
  thirtieth   Example sentences     speak
n. position 30 in a countable series of things
a. coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
2026-03-16   (Back to the Day)
  spectacular   Example sentences     speak
a. very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
  revise   Example sentences     speak
v. look at or consider again an idea or piece of writing to correct or improve it; amend
2026-03-13   (Back to the Day)
  astrology   Example sentences     speak
n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
  souvenir   Example sentences     speak
n. token of remembrance; something you buy or keep to help remember a holiday or special event
2026-03-12   (Back to the Day)
  cultural   Example sentences     speak
a. relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society
  technology   Example sentences     speak
n. application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
2026-03-11   (Back to the Day)
  acquittal   Example sentences     speak
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
  pedestrian   Example sentences     speak
n. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go
a. lacking wit or imagination; not interesting
2026-03-10   (Back to the Day)
  nuclear   Example sentences     speak
a. being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to another
  boulevard   Example sentences     speak
n. a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
2026-03-09   (Back to the Day)
  competitive   Example sentences     speak
a. wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
  biology   Example sentences     speak
n. science that studies living organisms
n. all the plant and animal life of a particular region
2026-03-06   (Back to the Day)
  missile   Example sentences     speak
n. weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
  algebra   Example sentences     speak
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
2026-03-05   (Back to the Day)
  media   Example sentences     speak
n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv
  despondent   Example sentences     speak
a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
2026-03-04   (Back to the Day)
  penitentiary   Example sentences     speak
n. state or federal prison for convicted felons
  exhilaration   Example sentences     speak
n. feeling of excitement and happiness
2026-03-03   (Back to the Day)
  whirlpool   Example sentences     speak
n. a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides
  harass   Example sentences     speak
v. annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
2026-03-02   (Back to the Day)
  specialist   Example sentences     speak
n. someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
n. a doctor who has special training in a particular area of medicine
  interrogation   Example sentences     speak
n. a process of asking someone questions for a long time to get information
n. formal systematic questioning
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