Suffixes Flashcards

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-able, -ible, -atable

A

capable of, fit for

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-acy

A

state of quality of

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-age

A

action or state of

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-al, -ial

A

relating to

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-an

A

the nature of

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-ance

A

quality or action of

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-ant

A

forming adj. of quality or something producing an effect

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-arium, -orium

A

place for

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-ary

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place for, dealing with

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-ate

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cause to be, office of

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-action, -iton

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action or state of

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12
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-cle, -icle

A

a diminutive

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13
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-dom

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condition or control

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14
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-en, -et, -ette

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small

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-er

A

quality

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16
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-ess

A

feminine suffix

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17
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-ferous

A

producing

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18
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-ful

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full of

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-fly, -ify

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make

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-hood

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state or condition of

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-ia

A

names of classes or palces

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-ian

A

practitioner or inhabitants

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-ion

A

condition of or action of

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-ic

A

relating to

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-id

A

a quality

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-ine

A

a compound

27
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-ish

A

a similarity or relationship

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-ism

A

a quality or doctrine of

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-itis

A

inflammation of

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-ist

A

one who practises

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-ity, -ety, -ty

A

state or quality of

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-ive

A

native of

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-ize, -ise

A

make, practises, act like

34
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-less

A

lacking

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-logy

A

indicating a branch of knowledge

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-lent

A

fullness

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-ly

A

having the quality of

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-ment

A

act or condition of

39
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-metre, -metry

A

measurement

40
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-mony

A

resulting condition

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-oid

A

resembling

42
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-or

A

a sate of action, a person who or thing which

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-our, -ose

A

full of

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-osis

A

process or condition of

45
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-some

A

like

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-tude

A

quality or degree of

47
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-ware

A

direction

48
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-y

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full of, having the quality of