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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 Word of the Day for Grade 8
Specified Day: 2025-06-13
saccharinspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a very sweet artificial substance that is used to replace sugar, as a calorie-free sweetener
semicolonspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a punctuation mark ' ; ' used to connect independent clauses
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2025-06-12   (Back to the Day)
  rectangle   speakExamples  
n. a flat shape with four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides of equal length
  reusable   speakExamples  
a. capable of being used again
2025-06-11   (Back to the Day)
  ravioli   speakExamples  
n. small squares of pasta, often filled with meat or cheese, that are cooked in boiling water
  reassure   speakExamples  
v. comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
2025-06-10   (Back to the Day)
  questionnaire   speakExamples  
n. form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information
  rapport   speakExamples  
n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
2025-06-09   (Back to the Day)
  promotional   speakExamples  
a. intended to advertise something in order to sell it
  quadruple   speakExamples  
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big
a. having four units or components
2025-06-06   (Back to the Day)
  pharmacist   speakExamples  
n. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
  pretzel   speakExamples  
n. a hard salty biscuit that has been baked in a stick or knot shape
2025-06-05   (Back to the Day)
  pediatrician   speakExamples  
n. physician or expert in children's diseases
  penicillin   speakExamples  
n. a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
2025-06-04   (Back to the Day)
  orangutan   speakExamples  
n. a large ape with reddish-brown hair and long arms
  parachute   speakExamples  
n. rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
2025-06-03   (Back to the Day)
  nonviolent   speakExamples  
a. not involving fighting or the use of physical force
  opossum   speakExamples  
n. a small American marsupial that lives in trees and has thick fur, a long nose, and a tail without fur
2025-06-02   (Back to the Day)
  nonfiction   speakExamples  
n. writing that is about real events and facts
  nonstop   speakExamples  
n. a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
2025-05-30   (Back to the Day)
  motivate   speakExamples  
v. stimulate; provide with an incentive; move to action
  motorist   speakExamples  
n. someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
2025-05-29   (Back to the Day)
  microcosm   speakExamples  
n. small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
  microfilm   speakExamples  
n. film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
2025-05-28   (Back to the Day)
  microbiology   speakExamples  
n. the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
  microchip   speakExamples  
n. a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer
2025-05-27   (Back to the Day)
  meticulous   speakExamples  
a. excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  microbe   speakExamples  
n. minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
2025-05-26   (Back to the Day)
  meringue   speakExamples  
n. sweet topping, especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
  meteorology   speakExamples  
n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
2025-05-23   (Back to the Day)
  legalize   speakExamples  
v. make legal; allow something by law
  memorize   speakExamples  
v. learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
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