10th Grade Words of the Day
This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 10 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 10th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.
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Word of the Day for Grade 10
Specified Day: 2025-11-08
There is no new word today!
Every weekend, the first day of each month, winter break (Dec 23 to Jan 6), and summer (part of July and all of August) are word-free days.
Today has no new words, but you can review the recent ones from 2025-11-07.
| apparition |     |
n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
| prone | |
a. inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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2025-11-07 (Back to the Day)
apparition 
n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
prone
a. inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
2025-11-06 (Back to the Day)
languid
a. lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
apprehend
v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
amiss
a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
2025-11-05 (Back to the Day)
massacre
n. killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
transition
n. going from one state of action to another
2025-11-04 (Back to the Day)
haunt
v. be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
constable
n. a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
perceptible
a. capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
2025-11-03 (Back to the Day)
oppressive
a. unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
sneer
v. show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
2025-10-31 (Back to the Day)
preface
n. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
precipice
n. cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
2025-10-30 (Back to the Day)
aloof
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
affirm
v. offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
pastoral
a. rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
2025-10-29 (Back to the Day)
confer
v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
minority
n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
2025-10-28 (Back to the Day)
remnant
n. remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
thicket
n. wood or collection of trees, shrubs
posture
n. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
2025-10-27 (Back to the Day)
handwriting
n. the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
contradiction
n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
2025-10-24 (Back to the Day)
superfluous
a. being beyond what is required or sufficient
edifice
n. building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
2025-10-23 (Back to the Day)
outrage
n. act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
recourse
n. one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
import
v. bring in from another country
2025-10-22 (Back to the Day)
advocate
v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
confirm
v. support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
2025-10-21 (Back to the Day)
discern
v. detect; perceive or recognize something
arbitrary
a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
chivalry
n. knightly skill; courtesy towards women
2025-10-20 (Back to the Day)
oblige
v. force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
catastrophe
n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune