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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Animal Farm by George Orwell
 Word of the Day for Grade 12
Specified Day: 2025-09-24
infernalspeak speak spelling sentences 
a. pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
Hareton, you infernal calf, begone to your work.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
I could not half tell what an infernal house we had.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
He smiled; the infernal invention would serve him for this purpose.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24. The Secret Cave.
ironyspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
Danglars felt the irony and compressed his lips.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit.
This calmness of Busoni, combined with his irony and boldness, staggered Caderousse.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 82. The Burglary.
The prince went up to her, and Kitty detected that disconcerting gleam of irony in his eyes.
Anna Karenina(V1) By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 34
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Words of the recent 15 days
2025-09-23   (Back to the Day)
  expressly   Example sentences     speak
ad. particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
  consul   Example sentences     speak
n. a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
  passive   Example sentences     speak
a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
2025-09-22   (Back to the Day)
  scope   Example sentences     speak
n. range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
  organic   Example sentences     speak
a. simple and healthful and close to nature
2025-09-19   (Back to the Day)
  resolute   Example sentences     speak
a. firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
  expressive   Example sentences     speak
a. effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
2025-09-18   (Back to the Day)
  patron   Example sentences     speak
n. a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
  usage   Example sentences     speak
n. the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
  personage   Example sentences     speak
n. form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
2025-09-17   (Back to the Day)
  allusion   Example sentences     speak
n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
  humility   Example sentences     speak
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
2025-09-16   (Back to the Day)
  tumult   Example sentences     speak
n. noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
  fidelity   Example sentences     speak
n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
  intolerable   Example sentences     speak
a. incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
2025-09-15   (Back to the Day)
  rational   Example sentences     speak
a. consistent with; based on; using reason
  ultimate   Example sentences     speak
a. final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
2025-09-12   (Back to the Day)
  discretion   Example sentences     speak
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
  eloquent   Example sentences     speak
a. vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
2025-09-11   (Back to the Day)
  transcribe   Example sentences     speak
v. copy; write over again in same words
  indemnify   Example sentences     speak
v. make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  sally   Example sentences     speak
n. a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
2025-09-10   (Back to the Day)
  concept   Example sentences     speak
n. something formed in the mind; thought or notion
  innumerable   Example sentences     speak
a. too many to be counted; numerous
2025-09-09   (Back to the Day)
  ardent   Example sentences     speak
a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
  prose   Example sentences     speak
n. essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
  prudent   Example sentences     speak
a. cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
2025-09-08   (Back to the Day)
  imperial   Example sentences     speak
a. like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
  induce   Example sentences     speak
v. persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
2025-09-05   (Back to the Day)
  illustrious   Example sentences     speak
a. possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
  inclination   Example sentences     speak
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
2025-09-04   (Back to the Day)
  esteem   Example sentences     speak
v. regard with respect; favorable regard
  solitude   Example sentences     speak
n. state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
  eminent   Example sentences     speak
a. standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
2025-09-03   (Back to the Day)
  inevitable   Example sentences     speak
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
  derivative   Example sentences     speak
a. unoriginal; derived from another source
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