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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Word of the Day for Grade 12
Specified Day: 2026-01-15
| exuberant |     |
a. high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
On the contrary, I can never recollect having seen him in such exuberant spirits.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
So far as I could see, all the world displayed the same exuberant richness as the Thames valley.
Now for the Trenors, you remember, he chose the Corinthian: exuberant, but based on the best precedent.
| effusion | |
n. flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
She could not finish the generous effusion.
Come, come; this is all an effusion of immediate want of spirits, Edward.
Her daughters listened in silence to this effusion, sensible that any attempt to reason with her or soothe her would only increase the irritation.
| pinnacle | |
n. peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
I will hang thee out to feed the ravens, from the very pinnacle of thine own castle.
The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
He felt himself on a pinnacle that made him giddy, and far away down below were all those nice excellent Karenins, Oblonskys, and all the world.
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2026-01-14 (Back to the Day)
avow 
v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
concord
n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
2026-01-13 (Back to the Day)
acquiesce
v. assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
vigil
n. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
sector
n. particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
2026-01-12 (Back to the Day)
convulsion
n. unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
opaque
a. impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
2026-01-09 (Back to the Day)
decorous
a. according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
dispel
v. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
2026-01-08 (Back to the Day)
volatile
a. tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
opulent
a. rich and superior in quality
spasm
n. involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
2026-01-07 (Back to the Day)
disreputable
a. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
invoke
v. call upon; ask for; request earnestly
2025-12-22 (Back to the Day)
dregs
n. sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
dupe
n. easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
2025-12-19 (Back to the Day)
bland
a. lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
illegitimate
a. not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
2025-12-18 (Back to the Day)
residue
n. remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
panorama
v. complete view in every direction.
ire
n. anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
2025-12-17 (Back to the Day)
plebeian
a. crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
equanimity
n. calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
2025-12-16 (Back to the Day)
default
n. failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
oblique
a. having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
brevity
n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
2025-12-15 (Back to the Day)
creditor
n. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
froth
v. exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
2025-12-12 (Back to the Day)
abate
v. subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
inducement
n. something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
2025-12-11 (Back to the Day)
dormant
a. sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
jargon
n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
negotiate
v. discuss the terms of an arrangement
2025-12-10 (Back to the Day)
apex
n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
stolid
a. dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility