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: 2026-06-02
| geriatrics |     |
n. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
| gullible | |
a. easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
| haggard | |
a. wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
I saw her haggard, listening face distinctly.
Any one might have seen in her haggard face that there was no suppression or evasion so far.
My haggard and wild appearance awoke intense alarm, but I answered no question, scarcely did I speak.
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2026-05-29 (Back to the Day)
frostbitten 
a. injured by freezing or partial freezing
gadfly
n. any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
2026-05-28 (Back to the Day)
foreclose
v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
frenetic
a. excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
frenzied
a. madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
2026-05-27 (Back to the Day)
flair
n. natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
fledgling
a. young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
2026-05-26 (Back to the Day)
exultant
a. inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly
fanfare
n. loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
filibuster
v. block legislation by making long speeches
2026-05-25 (Back to the Day)
expertise
n. specialized knowledge; expert skill
expropriate
v. take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
2026-05-22 (Back to the Day)
euphoria
n. feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
excerpt
n. passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
2026-05-21 (Back to the Day)
echelon
n. level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
epitaph
n. inscription on tombstone in memory
erupt
v. explode; burst out; become violently active
2026-05-20 (Back to the Day)
dismantle
v. take apart; disassemble; tear down
disseminate
v. distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
2026-05-19 (Back to the Day)
dichotomy
n. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
disarray
v. throw into disorder; break the array of.
disgruntled
a. unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
2026-05-18 (Back to the Day)
deploy
v. position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
desecrate
v. violate with violence, especially to sacred place
2026-05-15 (Back to the Day)
decelerate
v. slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
deflect
v. turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
2026-05-14 (Back to the Day)
contravened
v. deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
critique
n. critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
debacle
n. sudden downfall; complete disaster
2026-05-13 (Back to the Day)
commiserate
v. feel or express pity or sympathy for
conglomeration
n. a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
2026-05-12 (Back to the Day)
carcinogen
n. any substance that produces cancer
cliche
n. obvious remark; overused expression or idea
clique
n. small exclusive group of friends or associates
2026-05-11 (Back to the Day)
calligraphy
n. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
camaraderie
n. good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates