Suffix Flashcards

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-able

A

able to be

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-acity (-ocity)

A

quality of

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-ade

A

act, action or process, produc

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-age

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action or process

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-aholic (-oholic)

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One with and obsession for

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-al

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relating to

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-algia

A

Pain

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-an (-ian)

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relating to, belonging to

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-ance

A

state or quality of

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-ant

A

a person who

Inclined to, tending to

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-ar

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of relating to, being

A person who

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-ard

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a person who does an action

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-arian

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a person who

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-arium (-orium)

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a place for

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-ary

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of or relating to

17
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-ate

A

state or quality of (.adj)

Makes the word a verb (differ)

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-ation

A

action or process

19
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-ative

A

Tending to (adj.)

20
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-cide

A

act of killing

21
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-cracy

A

rule, government, power

22
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-crat

A

some one who has power

23
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-cule

A

diminutive ( make something small)

24
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-cy

A

State, condition or quality

25
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-cycle

A

Circle, wheel

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-dom

A

Condition of, state, realm

27
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-dox

A

Belief, praise

28
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal of

29
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-ed

A

Past tense

30
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-ee

A

receiver, performer

31
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-eer

A

associated with/ engaged in

32
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-emia

A

blood condition

33
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-en

A

Make a word a verb

34
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-ence

A

state or condition, action

35
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-ency

A

condition or quality

36
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-ent

A

Inclined to performing/ causing / , or one who perform/ causes

37
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-er

A

More, action or process, a person who does an action