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: 2025-03-24
initiatespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. begin or originate; cause something to begin
First, they can decipher all initial letters into political meanings.
Gulliver's Travels(V2) By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER VI.
Ah, now you are trying to penetrate into the mysteries of Isis, in which I am not initiated.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 77. Haidee.
I knew it by the names and the initials, and in it there was one little verse that seemed to call me.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
abductionspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
"Yes, my dear, the abduction is an accomplished fact," replied Eugenie.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 97. The Departure for Belgium.
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Words of the recent 15 days
2025-03-21   (Back to the Day)
  gorilla   speakExamples  
n. a large ape that comes from western Africa
  caribou   speakExamples  
n. a large deer with long horns with branches that lives in North America
2025-03-20   (Back to the Day)
  remit   speakExamples  
v. transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
v. reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison
  chandelier   speakExamples  
n. a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling with a number of bulbs or candles
2025-03-19   (Back to the Day)
  locomotion   speakExamples  
n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
  adherent   speakExamples  
n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
2025-03-18   (Back to the Day)
  etymology   speakExamples  
n. language study of the origin and history of words
  commemoration   speakExamples  
n. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
2025-03-17   (Back to the Day)
  comedian   speakExamples  
n. a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories
  thirtieth   speakExamples  
n. position 30 in a countable series of things
a. coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
2025-03-14   (Back to the Day)
  spectacular   speakExamples  
a. very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
  revise   speakExamples  
v. look at or consider again an idea or piece of writing to correct or improve it; amend
2025-03-13   (Back to the Day)
  astrology   speakExamples  
n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
  souvenir   speakExamples  
n. token of remembrance; something you buy or keep to help remember a holiday or special event
2025-03-12   (Back to the Day)
  cultural   speakExamples  
a. relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society
  technology   speakExamples  
n. application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
2025-03-11   (Back to the Day)
  acquittal   speakExamples  
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
  pedestrian   speakExamples  
n. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go
a. lacking wit or imagination; not interesting
2025-03-10   (Back to the Day)
  nuclear   speakExamples  
a. being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to another
  boulevard   speakExamples  
n. a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
2025-03-07   (Back to the Day)
  competitive   speakExamples  
a. wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
  biology   speakExamples  
n. science that studies living organisms
n. all the plant and animal life of a particular region
2025-03-06   (Back to the Day)
  missile   speakExamples  
n. weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
  algebra   speakExamples  
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
2025-03-05   (Back to the Day)
  media   speakExamples  
n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv
  despondent   speakExamples  
a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
2025-03-04   (Back to the Day)
  penitentiary   speakExamples  
n. state or federal prison for convicted felons
  exhilaration   speakExamples  
n. feeling of excitement and happiness
2025-03-03   (Back to the Day)
  whirlpool   speakExamples  
n. a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides
  harass   speakExamples  
v. annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
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