12th Grade Words of the Day
This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 12 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 12th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.
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Word of the Day for Grade 12
Specified Day: 2026-05-16
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 2026-05-15.
| brandish |     |
v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
| cancellation | |
n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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2026-05-15 (Back to the Day)
brandish 
v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
cancellation
n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
2026-05-14 (Back to the Day)
automation
n. act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
banal
a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
blurb
n. a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
2026-05-13 (Back to the Day)
ambience
n. particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
amphitheater
n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
2026-05-12 (Back to the Day)
condone
v. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
grovel
v. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
acerbic
a. sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
2026-05-11 (Back to the Day)
denizen
n. inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
capillary
n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
2026-05-08 (Back to the Day)
cajole
v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
abysmal
a. bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
2026-05-07 (Back to the Day)
extradition
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
ravish
v. force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
sear
v. make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
2026-05-06 (Back to the Day)
mutation
n. change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
minutiae
n. petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
2026-05-05 (Back to the Day)
foible
n. moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
torso
n. body excluding head and neck and limbs
obituary
n. death notice; list of dead
2026-05-04 (Back to the Day)
manipulate
v. operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
callow
a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
2026-04-30 (Back to the Day)
heirloom
n. something that has been in a family for generations
flaunt
v. display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
acrimonious
a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
2026-04-29 (Back to the Day)
venerate
v. treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
contentious
a. quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
2026-04-28 (Back to the Day)
quandary
n. dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
aphorism
n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
delineate
v. portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
2026-04-27 (Back to the Day)
optics
n. the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
rhapsody
n. an epic poem adapted for recitation
2026-04-24 (Back to the Day)
liberalism
n. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
surreptitious
a. secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently