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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Animal Farm by George Orwell
 Word of the Day for Grade 8
Specified Day: 2025-11-03
attendantspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
Ali was his principal attendant during this nocturnal survey.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood.
A door opened, through which the attendant and the baron disappeared.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 114. Peppino.
An attendant arose at a sign from a confidential clerk at the first desk.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 114. Peppino.
accessiblespeak speak spelling sentences 
a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
The accession of fortune, the discovery of my relations, followed in due order.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
I have made an agreement with the navy, that the access to my island shall be free of all charge.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 117. The Fifth of October.
As I had expected, I found some difficulty in obtaining access to the grand-marshal; but I sent the ring I had received from the captain to him, and was instantly admitted.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
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Words of the recent 15 days
2025-10-31   (Back to the Day)
  exhibit   Example sentences     speak
v. show something publicly, make visible or apparent
  corruption   Example sentences     speak
n. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
2025-10-30   (Back to the Day)
  Connecticut   Example sentences     speak
n. a state in the northeastern US, a New England state
  identical   Example sentences     speak
a. duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
2025-10-29   (Back to the Day)
  lantern   Example sentences     speak
n. light in a transparent protective case
  escort   Example sentences     speak
v. go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain to leaves or arrives safely
n. one who conducts someone as attendant; guard
2025-10-28   (Back to the Day)
  generosity   Example sentences     speak
n. quality or condition of being generous; quality of being noble
  imitation   Example sentences     speak
n. copying the actions of someone else; emulation
2025-10-27   (Back to the Day)
  recommend   Example sentences     speak
v. suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose
  sheer   Example sentences     speak
a. very absolute or pure; nothing other than
a. very steep
2025-10-24   (Back to the Day)
  herd   Example sentences     speak
n. flock, crowd, group of cattle or other domestic animals
  compliment   Example sentences     speak
n. a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect; praise
2025-10-23   (Back to the Day)
  appreciate   Example sentences     speak
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
  disaster   Example sentences     speak
n. an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences; catastrophe
2025-10-22   (Back to the Day)
  dependent   Example sentences     speak
a. relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
  lieutenant   Example sentences     speak
n. an officer of middle rank in the armed forces
n. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
2025-10-21   (Back to the Day)
  abandon   Example sentences     speak
v. leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever
  extend   Example sentences     speak
v. add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
v. reach or continue; stretch something out
2025-10-20   (Back to the Day)
  continent   Example sentences     speak
n. one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface
  exempt   Example sentences     speak
a. not subject to duty or obligation; with special permission not to do or pay something
2025-10-17   (Back to the Day)
  economy   Example sentences     speak
n. system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
n. efficient use of resources; reduction in cost
  parallel   Example sentences     speak
a. side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
n. a person or thing that is similar to another
2025-10-16   (Back to the Day)
  picturesque   Example sentences     speak
a. attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way; scenic
  murmur   Example sentences     speak
v. make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
2025-10-15   (Back to the Day)
  disagreeable   Example sentences     speak
a. unpleasant or unattractive; not agreeing with tastes or expectations
  spectacle   Example sentences     speak
n. a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance
2025-10-14   (Back to the Day)
  capture   Example sentences     speak
v. take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
  recollection   Example sentences     speak
n. a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind
2025-10-13   (Back to the Day)
  secretary   Example sentences     speak
n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government
n. an assistant who handles clerical work for a boss or an organization
  restore   Example sentences     speak
v. give or bring back; return to its original condition
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