Capter 9 Suffixes Flashcards

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-able

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Capable of being, able to

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-ation

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Forms nouns indicating an action or process; act, result, something that is

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-ca

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The act of being, the state of being

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-ible

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Capable of being

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-id

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In a state or condition of

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-ile

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Capable of being

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-ion

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The act of

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-ive

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Pertaining to

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-ment

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Agent or instrument

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-or

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Agent or instrument

Place for something

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-orium

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Place for something

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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13
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-ure, -ura

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Results of an action

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14
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X-I-fic

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Making/ causing X

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X-ant, -(i)ent

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X-ing, he who/ that which does x

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X-ancy, -ency, -ance, -ce, -cy

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Quality of Xing

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X-I-fy, x-ize

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Tr. to make/do x

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X-esce

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Tr. to begin to x