9th Grade Words of the Day

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 9 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 9th-grade students to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.

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 Word of the Day for Grade 9
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.

precursorspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
displacespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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Words of the recent 15 days
2026-05-15   (Back to the Day)
  precursor   Example sentences     speak
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
  displace   Example sentences     speak
v. move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
2026-05-14   (Back to the Day)
  felicitous   Example sentences     speak
a. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
  utilitarian   Example sentences     speak
a. practical and functional, not just for show
  demolish   Example sentences     speak
v. raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
2026-05-13   (Back to the Day)
  ailment   Example sentences     speak
n. sickness; illness; affliction
  unscathed   Example sentences     speak
a. not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
2026-05-12   (Back to the Day)
  disproportionate   Example sentences     speak
a. unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
  bonus   Example sentences     speak
n. an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
  jolt   Example sentences     speak
n. sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
2026-05-11   (Back to the Day)
  classify   Example sentences     speak
v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
  assuage   Example sentences     speak
v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
2026-05-08   (Back to the Day)
  versatile   Example sentences     speak
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
  paraphernalia   Example sentences     speak
n. personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
2026-05-07   (Back to the Day)
  waft   Example sentences     speak
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
  hinge   Example sentences     speak
n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
  brawl   Example sentences     speak
n. fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
2026-05-06   (Back to the Day)
  gruel   Example sentences     speak
n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
  cannibal   Example sentences     speak
n. human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
2026-05-05   (Back to the Day)
  depress   Example sentences     speak
v. lower in spirits; press down
  pneumonia   Example sentences     speak
n. inflammation of the lungs
  competing   Example sentences     speak
a. engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
2026-05-04   (Back to the Day)
  scour   Example sentences     speak
v. scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
  vanquish   Example sentences     speak
v. conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
2026-04-30   (Back to the Day)
  ooze   Example sentences     speak
v. be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
  decipher   Example sentences     speak
v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
  exterminate   Example sentences     speak
v. eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
2026-04-29   (Back to the Day)
  clammy   Example sentences     speak
a. having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
  loot   Example sentences     speak
n. act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
2026-04-28   (Back to the Day)
  almond   Example sentences     speak
n. deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
  dual   Example sentences     speak
a. expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
  synthesis   Example sentences     speak
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
2026-04-27   (Back to the Day)
  upheaval   Example sentences     speak
n. violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
  endow   Example sentences     speak
v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
2026-04-24   (Back to the Day)
  scoff   Example sentences     speak
v. mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
  restrict   Example sentences     speak
v. keep or confine within limits
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