NHS Word of the Day Group 2 | SY 2025-2026

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Fractious (adj)

irritable, quarrelsome

Assiduous (adj.)

hard-working, diligent OR showing great care, attention, and effort

Luminous (adj.)

radiant

Indignant (adj.)

of or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting

Carnivorous (adj.)

subsisting or feeding on animal tissues

Derisive (adj.)

expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

Apprehensive (adj.)

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm

Compulsive (adj.)

having power to compel

Cohesive (adj.)

sticking together

Penchant (noun)

a strong liking

Dissonant (adj.)

lacking harmony

Callous (adj.)

emotionally hardened

Impertinent (adj.)

rude, disrespectful

Exuberant (adj.)

filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.

Empathy (noun)

understanding others’ feelings

Rancor (noun)

deep bitterness

Despondent (adj.)

hopeless

Jubilant (adj.)

triumphant

Acrimonious (adj.)

angry and bitter

Flippant (adj.)

lacking in seriousness; frivolously insincere

Facetious (adj.)

not meant to be taken seriously or literally; sarcastic

Prefix “ad”

near

Prefix “in”

not

Prefix “de”

down

Prefix “com” & “co”

with, together

Prefix “dis”

away, apart

Prefix “im”

not, opposite, without

Prefix “ex”

out, out of

Prefix “em”

in

Prefix “de”

away

Prefix “acri”

sharp, pungent, bitter

Root word “fraction”

to break OR discord or quarrel

Latin Root “sedēre”

to sit

Latin root “Assiduus”

attendi ng; continually present, incessant; busy; constant

Latin root “lumen”

light

Latin root “dignus”

worthy

Latin root “carō”

flesh; flesh-eating

Latin root “vorāre”

to devour

Latin root “ridere”

to laugh

Latin root “prehendere”

to seize

Latin root “pellere”

to drive

latin root “haerere”

to stick or cling

Latin root “Pendere”

to hang

Latin root “sonare”

to sound

Latin root “callum”

hard skin

Latin root “pertinēre”

to pertain, to relate, or to concern

Latin root “uberare”

to be fruitful (overflowingly)

Greek root “pathos”

(related to) feeling

Latin root “rancēre”

to stink, to be rotten

latin root “despondere”

to give up, lose heart, or resign

Latin root “iubilare”

to shout for joy

Latin root “flip”

prattle, babble

Latin root “facētus”

witty, humorous

Suffix “ous / tious”

full of

Suffix “ant”

one who; inclined to

Suffix “sive”

act of, quality of

Suffix “ent”

one who; inclined to

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