8th Grade Words of the Day
This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 8 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 8th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.
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Word of the Day for Grade 8
Specified Day: 2026-06-02
| motivate |     |
v. stimulate; provide with an incentive; move to action
The distance is nothing when one has a motive; only three miles.
If he had another motive, I am sure it would never disgrace him.
No motive can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted there.
| motorist | |
n. someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
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2026-05-29 (Back to the Day)
microcosm 
n. small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
microfilm
n. film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
2026-05-28 (Back to the Day)
microbiology
n. the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
microchip
n. a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer
2026-05-27 (Back to the Day)
meticulous
a. excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
microbe
n. minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
2026-05-26 (Back to the Day)
meringue
n. sweet topping, especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
meteorology
n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
2026-05-25 (Back to the Day)
legalize
v. make legal; allow something by law
memorize
v. learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
2026-05-22 (Back to the Day)
indecision
n. state of being unable to make a choice; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
judgmental
a. having or displaying an excessively critical point of view
2026-05-21 (Back to the Day)
immovable
a. not able or intended to be moved
n. property consisting of houses and land
n. property consisting of houses and land
implicate
v. show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad
2026-05-20 (Back to the Day)
hydrophobia
n. a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
immobilize
v. stabilize; cause to be unable to move
2026-05-19 (Back to the Day)
guacamole
n. a thick mixture of mashed avocado with tomato, onions and other seasonings
hydrant
n. a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug
2026-05-18 (Back to the Day)
evaluation
n. making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
graffiti
n. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
2026-05-15 (Back to the Day)
erode
v. eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
evaluate
v. judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
2026-05-14 (Back to the Day)
deodorant
n. a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, like those of the body
ecology
n. science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
2026-05-13 (Back to the Day)
deductive
a. reaching an answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
a. involving inferences from general principles
a. involving inferences from general principles
dehydrate
v. remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
2026-05-12 (Back to the Day)
contaminate
v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute
custodian
n. a person who has responsibility for or looks after something
2026-05-11 (Back to the Day)
condominium
n. an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately
consumable
a. intended to be used up and then replaced; possible to eat, drink, or use up completely