Chapter 5: Latin Suffixes 2 (suffixes/bases) Flashcards

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-able, -ible

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (durable)

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-acious

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (audacious)

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-id

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (morbid)

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-ile

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (volatile)

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-itious

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (repetitious)

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-ive

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (destructive)

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-ulous

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (tremulous)

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-uous

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (inconspicuous)

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-lent

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full of (virulent)

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-ose

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full of (adipose)

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-ous

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full of (cancerous)

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adip-

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fatty tissue (adipose)

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act-, ag-

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to do, to act (active)

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aqu(a)-

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water

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aud-, audit-

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to hear (auditory)

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cern-, cret-

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to separate, to distinguish (discern)

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cad-, cid-

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to fall

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cid-, cis-

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to cut, to kill (homicidal)

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duc-, duct-

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to lead, to draw (conduction)

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fibr-

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fiber

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flect-, flex-

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to bend

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ger-, gest-

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to carry, to bear (digestible)

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grad-, gress-

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to go, to step (gradual)

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her-, hes-

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to stick (adhere)

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liqu-

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liquid

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me-, meat-

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to go, to pass through (permeable)

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morb-

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disease

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nasc-, nat-

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to be born (nascimiento)

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nutr-, nutrit-

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to nourish

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pur-

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pus

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sens-, sent-

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to feel, to perceive

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somn-

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sleep (insomnia)

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ten-, (-tin-), tent-

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to hold (retentive)

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trem-

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to tremble

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varic-

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twisted, swollen (varicose veins)

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vir-

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virus

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vitr-

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glass (in vitro)