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: 2025-09-09
sympathyspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. compassion; pity; feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
During our walk, Clerval endeavoured to say a few words of consolation; he could only express his heartfelt sympathy.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
Human sympathy has its limits and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
Meagre, indeed, and cold, was the sympathy that a transgressor might look for, from such bystanders, at the scaffold.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In II. THE MARKET-PLACE
affectionspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
My affection for my guest increases every day.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 2
She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
contentspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. volume; something contained; material, including text and images
They were out in the open at last and Gatsby was content.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
My companion will be of the same nature as myself and will be content with the same fare.
Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
So I put them round his neck, and she laid her head down on his shoulder quite content and satisfied.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXV
Review Words:   Rrecent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2025-09-08   (Back to the Day)
  consequence   speakExamples  
n. result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
  genius   speakExamples  
n. exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
2025-09-05   (Back to the Day)
  numerous   speakExamples  
a. many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
  slight   speakExamples  
n. almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
2025-09-04   (Back to the Day)
  obtain   speakExamples  
v. get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
  peculiar   speakExamples  
a. special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
  portion   speakExamples  
n. section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
2025-09-03   (Back to the Day)
  distribute   speakExamples  
v. hand out; disseminate; allocate
  vast   speakExamples  
a. large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
2025-09-02   (Back to the Day)
  desire   speakExamples  
n. a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
  mere   speakExamples  
a. being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
  permission   speakExamples  
n. consent; approval to do something
Below words are in grade 8
2025-06-27   (Back to the Day)
  wildebeest   speakExamples  
n. a large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
  yogurt   speakExamples  
n. a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it
2025-06-26   (Back to the Day)
  unison   speakExamples  
n. corresponding exactly
n. two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch
  vitamin   speakExamples  
n. any of a group of natural substances that are necessary in small amounts for the growth and good health
2025-06-25   (Back to the Day)
  unicycle   speakExamples  
n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel
  unify   speakExamples  
v. integrate; make into or become one unit
2025-06-24   (Back to the Day)
  typhoon   speakExamples  
n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
  unbreakable   speakExamples  
a. impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
2025-06-23   (Back to the Day)
  trajectory   speakExamples  
n. curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
n. an object moving under the action of given forces
  tundra   speakExamples  
n. permanently frozen and treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
2025-06-20   (Back to the Day)
  thermonuclear   speakExamples  
a. relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures
  thermos   speakExamples  
n. a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold
2025-06-19   (Back to the Day)
  technician   speakExamples  
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
  terrapin   speakExamples  
n. a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes
2025-06-18   (Back to the Day)
  sympathize   speakExamples  
v. understand and care about someone's problems
v. support and agree with someone or something
  synchronize   speakExamples  
v. happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
2025-06-17   (Back to the Day)
  specialize   speakExamples  
v. study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
  sulfur   speakExamples  
n. a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
2025-06-16   (Back to the Day)
  socialize   speakExamples  
v. take part in social activities; interact with others
  soloist   speakExamples  
n. a musician who performs a single
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