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-aceous

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: herbaceous, sebaceous

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-al, -eal, -ial, -ual

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: partial, corporeal

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-an, -ane, -ian

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ovarian, Roman, urbane

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-ar

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ocular patellar

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-ary

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: mammary, pulmonary

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-ate

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ovate, rugate

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-ic, -tic

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: aquatic, pelvic, sonic

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-ile, -il

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: civil, juvenile, penile

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-ine

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belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: bovine, uterine

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-able

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: durable, ineffable, permeable

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-acious

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: audacious, efficacious, loquacious

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-id

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: fervid, liquid, morbid

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-ile

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ductile, facile, volatile

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-itious

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: excrementitious, repetitious

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-ive

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: destructive, elusive

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-ory

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: advisory, regulatory, sensory

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-ulous

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: credulous, scrupulous, tremulous

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-uous

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tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: conspicuous, superfluous

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-lent

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full of ex: somnolent, virulent

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-ose

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full of ex: adipose, varicose

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-ous

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full of ex: cancerous, mucous

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-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: absorbency, adolescence, tolerance

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-ia

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: cornucopia, inertia, insomnia

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-ion

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: accretion, cohesion, refraction

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-itude

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: aptitude, latitude, multitude

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-ity, -ety, -ty

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: cupidity, subtlety, virginity

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-or

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: candor, tumor, vigor

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-y

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: infamy, malady, misery

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-cle, -cul-

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act of, result of, means of ex: receptacle, spectacle

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-crum, -cr-

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act of, result of, means of ex: ambulacrum, simulacrum

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-culum

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act of, result of, means of ex: speculum, tentaculum

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-men, -min-

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act of, result of, means of ex: acumen, tegmen

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-ment

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act of, result of, means of ex: excrement, pigment

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-mentum

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act of, result of, means of ex: momentum, tegmentum

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-trum, -tr-

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act of, result of, means of ex: claustrum, colostrum

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-ure

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act of, result of, means of ex: curvature, measure

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-us

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act of, result of, means of ex: stimulus, tinnitus

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-us

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act of, result of, means of ex: stimulus, tinnitus

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-arium

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place of ex: aquarium, herbarium

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-ary

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place of ex: mortuary, sanctuary

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-ble, -bule

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place of ex: stable, vestibule

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-bula, -bulum

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place of ex: acetabulum, incunabula

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-orium

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place of ex: auditorium, sanatorium

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-ory

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place of ex: dormitory, purgatory

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-ant, -iant

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person or thing doing ex: assistant, variant

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-ent, -ient

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person or thing doing ex: current, gradient

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-or

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person or thing doing ex: contaminator, motor

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-cule, -cle

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little ex: molecule, muscle

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-ellus, -ella, -ellum

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little ex: capitellum, patella

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-ette, -et

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little ex: gullet, pipette

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-ule, -ole, -le

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little ex: arteriole, globule

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-ulus, -ula, -ulum, -olus, -ola, -olum

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little ex: fistula, gladiolus

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-ate

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to make, to perform the act of ex: dislocate, vaccinate

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-esce

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to begin, to become/grow ex: coalesce, effervesce

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-fy

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to make, to cause to be ex: classify, glorify

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-ize

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to make, to cause to be ex: fertilize, naturalize

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-cide

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killing, murder

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-form

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form, shape

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-fuge

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flight, escape ex: refuge, subterfuge

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-grade

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step, degree ex: retrograde, upgrade

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-ped(e)

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foot ex: biped, centipede

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