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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Word of the Day for Grade 9
Specified Day: 2026-05-15
| precursor |     |
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
He will find it as sure a precursor of his fate as Openshaw did before him.
It was known, by all present, to be the brave precursor of a weighty and important judgment.
Again I saw that grim face look over the cliff, and I knew that it was the precursor of another stone.
| displace | |
v. move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
He waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on.
He began by moving his bed, and looked around for anything with which he could pierce the wall, penetrate the moist cement, and displace a stone.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
Context Highlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
The reason of her sudden displacement now appeared.
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2026-05-14 (Back to the Day)
felicitous 
a. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
utilitarian
a. practical and functional, not just for show
demolish
v. raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
2026-05-13 (Back to the Day)
ailment
n. sickness; illness; affliction
unscathed
a. not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
2026-05-12 (Back to the Day)
disproportionate
a. unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
bonus
n. an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
jolt
n. sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
2026-05-11 (Back to the Day)
classify
v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
assuage
v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
2026-05-08 (Back to the Day)
versatile
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
paraphernalia
n. personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
2026-05-07 (Back to the Day)
waft
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
hinge
n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
brawl
n. fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
2026-05-06 (Back to the Day)
gruel
n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
cannibal
n. human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
2026-05-05 (Back to the Day)
depress
v. lower in spirits; press down
pneumonia
n. inflammation of the lungs
competing
a. engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
2026-05-04 (Back to the Day)
scour
v. scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
vanquish
v. conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
2026-04-30 (Back to the Day)
ooze
v. be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
decipher
v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
exterminate
v. eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
2026-04-29 (Back to the Day)
clammy
a. having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
loot
n. act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
2026-04-28 (Back to the Day)
almond
n. deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
dual
a. expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
synthesis
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
2026-04-27 (Back to the Day)
upheaval
n. violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
endow
v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
2026-04-24 (Back to the Day)
scoff
v. mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
restrict
v. keep or confine within limits
2026-04-23 (Back to the Day)
fissure
n. long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
jeopardy
n. exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
hostage
n. prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms