List 5 Flashcards
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What is spelling rule 4?
A
In adding a suffix to a word ending in slient e, retain the e if the suffix begins with a consonant, but drop the e if the suffix begins with a vowel.
2
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What are two common exceptions to spelling rule 4
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1.) Drop the final e when -ment is added to words ending id dge
2.) Retain the final e in words ending in ce or ge when -able or -ous is added
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alluring
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approximately
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arousing
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awareness
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commencement
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demoralizing
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displacement
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erasable
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excitable
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fascinating
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grievance
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inversely
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likable
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ninety
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ninth
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reversing
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subtlety
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terminating
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timeless
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university
23
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to verify the validity of
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confirm
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to reduce the lenght of
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curtail
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unpleasantly damp or humid
dank
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to attract by arousing hope or desire
entice
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unpleasantly rainy or snowy
inclement
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unable to make decisions
indecisive
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a tiny amount
iota
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having an irregular pale complexion; lacking color
pallid
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of little importance
petty
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a decision used as an example to later determine a similar action
precedent
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to attempt to justify unacceptable behavior; to offer explanation
rationalize
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the part of the mind that is not perceived by your consciousness
subconscious
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to kill, to cut
CIDE, CIS
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to know
SCI
37
confirm
to verify the validity of
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curtail
to reduce the lenght of
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dank
unpleasantly damp or humid
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entice
to attract by arousing hope or desire
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inclement
unpleasantly rainy or snowy
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indecisive
unable to make decisions
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iota
a tiny amount
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pallid
having an irregular pale complexion; lacking color
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petty
of little importance
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precedent
a decision used as an example to later determine a similar action
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rationalize
to attempt to justify unacceptable behavior; to offer explanation
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subconscious
the part of the mind that is not perceived by your consciousness
49
CIDE, CIS
to kill, to cut
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SCI
to know
