Prefixes/Sufixes Flashcards

1
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able, ible

A

able to do or be.

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2
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er, or

A

a person/more

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3
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ion, tion, ation, ition

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state or quality/ action or process of

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4
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ous, ious, eous

A

full of/ having qualities

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5
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ative/itive

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a combination of -ate1.and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate 1, (regulative); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate1, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin:
normative.

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6
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ness

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a headland; promontory; cape.

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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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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