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: 2025-08-04
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 2025-08-04.
Review Words:
Recent 15 days
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Words of the recent 15 days
2025-06-27 (Back to the Day)
wildebeest 
n. a large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
yogurt
n. a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it
2025-06-26 (Back to the Day)
unison
n. corresponding exactly
n. two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch
n. two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch
vitamin
n. any of a group of natural substances that are necessary in small amounts for the growth and good health
2025-06-25 (Back to the Day)
unicycle
n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel
unify
v. integrate; make into or become one unit
2025-06-24 (Back to the Day)
typhoon
n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
unbreakable
a. impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
2025-06-23 (Back to the Day)
trajectory
n. curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
n. an object moving under the action of given forces
n. an object moving under the action of given forces
tundra
n. permanently frozen and treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
2025-06-20 (Back to the Day)
thermonuclear
a. relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures
thermos
n. a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold
2025-06-19 (Back to the Day)
technician
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
terrapin
n. a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes
2025-06-18 (Back to the Day)
sympathize
v. understand and care about someone's problems
v. support and agree with someone or something
v. support and agree with someone or something
synchronize
v. happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
2025-06-17 (Back to the Day)
specialize
v. study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
sulfur
n. a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
2025-06-16 (Back to the Day)
socialize
v. take part in social activities; interact with others
soloist
n. a musician who performs a single
2025-06-13 (Back to the Day)
saccharin
n. a very sweet artificial substance that is used to replace sugar, as a calorie-free sweetener
semicolon
n. a punctuation mark ' ; ' used to connect independent clauses
2025-06-12 (Back to the Day)
rectangle
n. a flat shape with four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides of equal length
reusable
a. capable of being used again
2025-06-11 (Back to the Day)
ravioli
n. small squares of pasta, often filled with meat or cheese, that are cooked in boiling water
reassure
v. comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
2025-06-10 (Back to the Day)
questionnaire
n. form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information
rapport
n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
2025-06-09 (Back to the Day)
promotional
a. intended to advertise something in order to sell it
quadruple
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big
a. having four units or components
a. having four units or components