SUFFIXES Flashcards
-aceous
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Sebaceous
-al (-eal, -ial)
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
-an (-ane, -ian)
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Ovarian
-ar
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
-ary
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Mammary, pulmonary
-ate
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Ovate
-ic (-tic)
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Aquatic, arctic
-ile (-il)
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Juvenile
-ine
having to do with, belonging to, characterized by, resembling (adjectival suffix)
Bovine
-able
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Permeable
-acious
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Audacious
-id
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Liquid, morbid
-ile
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Facile, volatile
-itious
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Repetitious
-ive
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
-ory
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Regulatory
-ulous
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Credulous, tremulous
-uous
tending to, inclined to, able to be (adjectival suffix)
Superfluous
-lent
full of (adjectival suffix) Virulent
-ose
full of (adjectival suffix) Adipose, varicose
-ous
full of (adjectival suffix)
-ance (-ancy, -ence, -ency)
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of (nominal suffix)
Tolerance, absorbency
-ia
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of (nominal suffix)
insomnia
-ion
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of (nominal)
Refraction
-itude
quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Aptitude, latitude
-ity (-ety, -ty)
quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Virginuty
-or
quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Tumor, vigor
-y
quality of being, state of being, act of, results of the act of (nominal suffix)
Misery