10th Grade Words of the Day

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 Word of the Day for Grade 10
Specified Day: 2024-05-02
appliancespeak speak spelling sentences 
n. durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
I could find no machinery, no appliances of any kind.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In V
With the aid of these appliances we all had something warm to drink, including the Aged, who was soon awake again.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVII
Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In XII
recantspeak speak spelling sentences 
v. retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
However, life would be pleasanter if Rhett would recant his heresies.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
abbreviatespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
But this intensity of his physical prostration did but so much the more abbreviate it.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 133. The Chase—First Day.
It was so in the Pequod with the little negro Pippin by nick-name, Pip by abbreviation.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 93. The Castaway.
Father Kelly, the priest, had found the name of the Spanish maker on the sword and an abbreviation that stood for the city of Cordova.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIV
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2024-04-30   (Back to the Day)
  barrage   speakExamples  
n. artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
  belittle   speakExamples  
v. disparage or depreciate; put down
  exemplify   speakExamples  
v. serve as an example of; embody
2024-04-29   (Back to the Day)
  invert   speakExamples  
v. turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
  allot   speakExamples  
v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
2024-04-26   (Back to the Day)
  trident   speakExamples  
n. a spear with three prongs
  begrudge   speakExamples  
v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
2024-04-25   (Back to the Day)
  demean   speakExamples  
v. degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
  fend   speakExamples  
v. ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
  rowdy   speakExamples  
n. rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
2024-04-24   (Back to the Day)
  consensus   speakExamples  
n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
  leaflet   speakExamples  
n. small leaf; leaf like organ or part
2024-04-23   (Back to the Day)
  parsimonious   speakExamples  
a. excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
  prospector   speakExamples  
n. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
  overshadow   speakExamples  
v. throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
2024-04-22   (Back to the Day)
  pseudonym   speakExamples  
n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
  orchid   speakExamples  
n. plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
2024-04-19   (Back to the Day)
  inscribe   speakExamples  
v. write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
  inaugurate   speakExamples  
v. start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
2024-04-18   (Back to the Day)
  succinct   speakExamples  
a. brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
  tarnish   speakExamples  
v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
  outstrip   speakExamples  
v. exceed or surpass; leave behind
2024-04-17   (Back to the Day)
  zephyr   speakExamples  
n. gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
  migrant   speakExamples  
a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
2024-04-16   (Back to the Day)
  aluminum   speakExamples  
n. silvery ductile metallic element
  ovation   speakExamples  
n. enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
  cataclysm   speakExamples  
n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
2024-04-15   (Back to the Day)
  pandemonium   speakExamples  
n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
  insolvent   speakExamples  
a. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
2024-04-12   (Back to the Day)
  innocuous   speakExamples  
a. having no adverse effect; harmless
  circumvent   speakExamples  
v. surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
2024-04-11   (Back to the Day)
  longevity   speakExamples  
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
  scribble   speakExamples  
v. write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
  quintessence   speakExamples  
n. pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
2024-04-10   (Back to the Day)
  debonair   speakExamples  
a. friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
  endorse   speakExamples  
v. acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
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