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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Animal Farm by George Orwell
 Word of the Day for Grade 10
Specified Day: 2026-07-17

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 2026-07-17.

Review Words:   Recent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2026-07-13   (Back to the Day)
  xenophobia   Example sentences     speak
n. exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
2026-07-10   (Back to the Day)
  vignette   Example sentences     speak
n. unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
  whittle   Example sentences     speak
v. reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
2026-07-09   (Back to the Day)
  underwrite   Example sentences     speak
v. write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
  unpronounceable   Example sentences     speak
a. impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
  utensil   Example sentences     speak
n. instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
2026-07-08   (Back to the Day)
  undecipherable   Example sentences     speak
a. not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
  underhanded   Example sentences     speak
a. short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
2026-07-07   (Back to the Day)
  teem   Example sentences     speak
v. be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
  tycoon   Example sentences     speak
n. wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
  unconscionable   Example sentences     speak
a. lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
2026-07-06   (Back to the Day)
  sprawl   Example sentences     speak
v. extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
  stymie   Example sentences     speak
v. present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
2026-07-03   (Back to the Day)
  slovenly   Example sentences     speak
a. messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
  sobriquet   Example sentences     speak
n. nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
2026-07-02   (Back to the Day)
  resuscitate   Example sentences     speak
v. restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
  retentive   Example sentences     speak
a. holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
  savant   Example sentences     speak
n. scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
2026-06-30   (Back to the Day)
  repertoire   Example sentences     speak
n. list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
  replica   Example sentences     speak
n. copy or reproduction of a work of art
  resilient   Example sentences     speak
a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
2026-06-29   (Back to the Day)
  rendition   Example sentences     speak
n. translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
  renege   Example sentences     speak
v. deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
2026-06-26   (Back to the Day)
  rejuvenate   Example sentences     speak
v. make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
  reminisce   Example sentences     speak
v. recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
2026-06-25   (Back to the Day)
  rankle   Example sentences     speak
v. grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
  raze   Example sentences     speak
v. destroy completely; scrape or shave off
  reclamation   Example sentences     speak
n. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
2026-06-24   (Back to the Day)
  pterodactyl   Example sentences     speak
n. extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
  pulchritude   Example sentences     speak
n. great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
2026-06-23   (Back to the Day)
  preponderance   Example sentences     speak
n. superiority in numbers or amount
  prerequisite   Example sentences     speak
n. something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
  prestigious   Example sentences     speak
a. honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
2026-06-22   (Back to the Day)
  pollination   Example sentences     speak
n. fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
  premiere   Example sentences     speak
a. first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
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