prefixes/suffixes Flashcards

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ablie,ible

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to be able to

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er, or

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a person who/more (er)

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ion,tion.ation,ition

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state or quality/action of process

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ous,ious,eous

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full of/have the qualities of

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5
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tive

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a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.:
active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive.

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ment

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a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state ( abridgment; refreshment), a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament).

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7
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itive

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suffix occurring in substantives of Latin origin: definitive; fugitive.

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ness

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a native English suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denoting quality and state (and often, by extension, something exemplifying a quality or state):
darkness; goodness; kindness; obligingness; preparedness.

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ative

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of, relating to, or tending to: authoritative, decorative, informative

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ity

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a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition:
jollity; civility; Latinity.

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ence

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a noun suffix equivalent to -ance, corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference.

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