SUFFIXES Flashcards

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-aceous

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Sebaceous

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-al (-eal, -ial)

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)

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-an (-ane, -ian)

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Ovarian

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-ar

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)

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-ary

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Mammary, pulmonary

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-ate

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Ovate

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-ic (-tic)

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Aquatic, arctic

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-ile (-il)

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Juvenile

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-ine

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having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Bovine

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-able

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Permeable

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-acious

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Audacious

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-id

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Liquid, morbid

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-ile

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Facile, volatile

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-itious

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Repetitious

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-ive

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

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-ory

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Regulatory

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-ulous

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Credulous, tremulous

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-uous

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tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)

Superfluous

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-lent

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full of (adjectival suffix) 
Virulent
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-ose

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full of (adjectival suffix) 
Adipose, varicose
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-ous

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full of (adjectival suffix)

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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 (nominal suffix)
Tolerance, absorbency

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-ia

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of (nominal suffix)
insomnia

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-ion

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quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of (nominal)
Refraction

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-itude

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quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Aptitude, latitude

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-ity (-ety, -ty)

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quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Virginuty

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-or

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quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Tumor, vigor

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-y

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quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Misery