9th Grade Words of the Day

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 9 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 9th-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 9
Specified Day: 2026-05-08
versatilespeak speak spelling sentences 
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
The smallness of the school, the fewness of rivals, permitted her to experiment with her perilous versatility.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In X
Mrs. Fisher lived in an East side street near the Park, and as the two men walked down Fifth Avenue the new architectural developments of that versatile thoroughfare invited Van Alstyne's comment.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 14
paraphernaliaspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun's possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners might desire.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In VII
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Words of the recent 15 days
2026-05-07   (Back to the Day)
  waft   Example sentences     speak
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
  hinge   Example sentences     speak
n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
  brawl   Example sentences     speak
n. fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
2026-05-06   (Back to the Day)
  gruel   Example sentences     speak
n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
  cannibal   Example sentences     speak
n. human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
2026-05-05   (Back to the Day)
  depress   Example sentences     speak
v. lower in spirits; press down
  pneumonia   Example sentences     speak
n. inflammation of the lungs
  competing   Example sentences     speak
a. engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
2026-05-04   (Back to the Day)
  scour   Example sentences     speak
v. scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
  vanquish   Example sentences     speak
v. conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
2026-04-30   (Back to the Day)
  ooze   Example sentences     speak
v. be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
  decipher   Example sentences     speak
v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
  exterminate   Example sentences     speak
v. eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
2026-04-29   (Back to the Day)
  clammy   Example sentences     speak
a. having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
  loot   Example sentences     speak
n. act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
2026-04-28   (Back to the Day)
  almond   Example sentences     speak
n. deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
  dual   Example sentences     speak
a. expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
  synthesis   Example sentences     speak
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
2026-04-27   (Back to the Day)
  upheaval   Example sentences     speak
n. violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
  endow   Example sentences     speak
v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
2026-04-24   (Back to the Day)
  scoff   Example sentences     speak
v. mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
  restrict   Example sentences     speak
v. keep or confine within limits
2026-04-23   (Back to the Day)
  fissure   Example sentences     speak
n. long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
  jeopardy   Example sentences     speak
n. exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
  hostage   Example sentences     speak
n. prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
2026-04-22   (Back to the Day)
  retrieve   Example sentences     speak
v. recover; find and bring in; get back
  scuffle   Example sentences     speak
v. shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
2026-04-21   (Back to the Day)
  reinforce   Example sentences     speak
v. give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
  stuffy   Example sentences     speak
a. stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
  sift   Example sentences     speak
v. separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
2026-04-20   (Back to the Day)
  canary   Example sentences     speak
n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
  impede   Example sentences     speak
v. hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
2026-04-17   (Back to the Day)
  fuse   Example sentences     speak
v. combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
  rampant   Example sentences     speak
a. unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
2026-04-16   (Back to the Day)
  discard   Example sentences     speak
v. throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
  oligarchy   Example sentences     speak
n. government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
  shred   Example sentences     speak
n. a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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