Lesson 10 Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ine

A

pertaining to, like, of (level 1)

ex. feminine, canine

adj-forming

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-ate, it(e)

A

possessing, being (level 1)

ex. accurate, adequate, favorite, explicit

adj-forming

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**-(a)nt, -ent, (-ient)

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  • nt=-ing (all you need to write)
    ex. urgent, apparent, vigilant, agent (literally, person doing), servant (person serving)
  • comes to mean “person who,” or “that which”
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