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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Word of the Day for Grade 9
Specified Day: 2026-03-17
| mistrust |     |
n. lack of trust or confidence
I have not supposed so; but, as I have said, I mistrust myself now.
You see, I mistrust you still, though you have borne up wonderfully so far.
I said that I did not blame him, or suspect him, or mistrust him, but I wanted assurance of the truth from him.
| festive | |
a. offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
They were driving on their way to dinner with a friend in the most festive state of mind.
They gave up trying to be festive; they began to talk naturally, as they did at their shops and homes.
His own, at the moment, lent it a festive readiness of welcome that might well, in a disenchanted eye, have turned to paint and facility.
| query | |
n. inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
Lily met this query with an impatient gesture.
But Hester could not resolve the query, being herself in a dismal labyrinth of doubt.
She paused a moment before the last name, and shot a query through her lashes; but he remained imperturbable.
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2026-03-16 (Back to the Day)
incongruous 
a. not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
oblivious
a. inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
2026-03-13 (Back to the Day)
staple
n. necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
enclose
v. include; surround on all sides; close in
2026-03-12 (Back to the Day)
trespass
v. unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
civilian
a. of or relating to nonmilitary life
jagged
a. unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
2026-03-11 (Back to the Day)
elated
a. overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
reciprocal
a. concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
2026-03-10 (Back to the Day)
widespread
a. spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
quench
v. put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
hazy
a. slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
2026-03-09 (Back to the Day)
corral
n. enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
indomitable
a. unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
2026-03-06 (Back to the Day)
strategy
n. elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
tidy
a. being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
2026-03-05 (Back to the Day)
focus
n. most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
loom
v. appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
shroud
v. hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
2026-03-04 (Back to the Day)
celebrity
n. a widely known person; the state of being well known
drought
n. dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
2026-03-03 (Back to the Day)
symptom
n. sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
infirmity
n. weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
lull
n. moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
2026-03-02 (Back to the Day)
excel
v. be superior; distinguish oneself
repel
v. force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
2026-02-27 (Back to the Day)
blockade
n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
export
v. sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
2026-02-26 (Back to the Day)
ferry
n. shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
prerogative
n. privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
hazardous
a. dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
2026-02-25 (Back to the Day)
haven
n. refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
edict
n. decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
2026-02-24 (Back to the Day)
cooperation
n. practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
dejected
a. being in low spirits; depressed
pyramid
n. a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt