Suffixes Flashcards by Algernon MonCreif | Brainscape

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-able

A

able to be

habitable

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-acy

A

state or quality

privacy

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-al

A

act or process of

theatrical

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-an, -ian

A

relating to, belonging to

American

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-ance, -ence

A

state or quality of

brilliance

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-ant

A

a person who

supplicant

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-arian

A

a person who

librarian

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-ate

A

have or be characterized by

desolate

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-cide

A

act of killing

genocide

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-cracy

A

rule, government, power

aristocracy

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-dom

A

place or state of being

wisdom

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-en

A

become

smarten

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-er, -or

A

one who

lover

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-ese

A

relating to a place

Japanese

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-esque

A

in the style of/like

arabesque, grotesque

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-ft, -ify

A

make, cause (makes the word a verb)

beautify, certify

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-ful

A

full of

graceful

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-gam, -gamy

A

marriage, union

monogamous

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-gon, -gonic

A

angle

decagon

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-hood

A

state, condition, quality

parenthood

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-ile

A

relating to, capable of

domicile, juvenile

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-ious, -ous

A

characterized by

contagious

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-ish

A

having the quality of

devilish

Q

-ism

A

doctrine, belief

socialism❤️

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-ist

A

one who

socialist❤️

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-ity, -ty

A

quality of

ferocity

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-ive

A

having the nature

talkative

Q

-ize

A

become

prioritize

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-log(ue)

A

word, speech

analogy, dialogue

Q

-ment

A

condition of

commitment

Q

-ness

A

state of being

faithfulness

Q

-phile

A

one who loves

Francophile

Q

-phobia

A

abnormal fear of

agoraphobia

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-ship

A

position held

scholarship (to King’s College)

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-sion, -tion

A

state of being

abbreviation