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- able, - ible

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Meaning: able; can do (from the Latin suffix ‘-aiblis’, ‘-ibilis’, meaning suitable for the purpose indicated)

‘With this incredible suffix you will be capable of expanding your vocabulary to the extent that you will be considered most able by everyone who comes in contact with you.’

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-acy

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state or quality of

accuracy

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-age

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action or state of

breakage

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- al, -ial

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relating to

abdominal

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- an, -ane, -ian

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the nature of

Grecian, African

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- ance, -ence

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quality or action of

insurance, corpulence

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- ant

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forming adjectives of quality (nouns signifying a personal agent or something producing an effect)

defiant, servant

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- arium, - orium

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Place for

aquarium, auditirium

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- ary

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Place for, dealing with

seminary, dictionary

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- atable

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capable of (fit for)

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- ate

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cause to be, office of

animate, magistrate

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- ation, - ition

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action or state of

condition, dilapidation

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- cle, -icle

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diminutive

icicle

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- dom

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Condition or control

kingdom

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- en

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Small

mitten

Quality

golden, broken

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- er

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Belonging to

farmer, New Yorker

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- ess

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Feminine suffix

hostess, waitress

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- et, - ette

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Small

puppet, marionette

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- ferous

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Producing

coniferous

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- ful

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Full of

colourful, beautiful

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- fy, - ify

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Make

satisfy, fortify

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- hood

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State or condition of

boyhood, childhood

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- ia

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Names of classes, names of places

bacteria, Liberia

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- ian

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Practitioners or inhabitants

misician, Partisan

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- ic

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Meaning: like; nature of (from the Greek ‘ikos’)

‘This suffix often has -ally added to it; a fact which I wish to state emphat-ically!’

Heroic adjective. Like a hero.
‘It was a feat of heroic proportions.’

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- id (e)

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A quality

acid

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- ine

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a compound

chlorine

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- ion

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Condition or action of

persuasion

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- ish

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a similarity or relationship

childish, greenish

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- ism

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Quality or doctrineof

realism, socialism

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- ist

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One who practises

chemist, pessimist

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- itis

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Inflammation of - (medical)

bronchitis

33
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- ity, - ety, -ty

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Meaning: a state of or quality (from the Latin ‘-itas’)

‘The more you develop your verbal ability, the more you will be able to speak with clarity, dignity and authority. No one will ever accuse you of unnecessary ambiguity or verbal absurdity!’

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- ive

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Nature of

creative, receptive

35
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- ize , - ise

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Meaning: to make or become (from the Latin suffix ‘-izare’)

‘This suffix will familiarize you with and acclimatize you to a whol range of words that will help you to emphasize your point!’

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- lent

A

Fullness

violent

37
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- less

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Lacking

fearless, faceless

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- logy

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Meaning: the subject of study; a science (from the Latin ‘logia’)

‘With this new suffix and with your growing knowledge of other suffixes, you are already well on your way to being a philologist!’

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- ly

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Having the quality of

softly, quickly

40
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- ment

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Act or condition of

resentment

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- metry, - meter

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Measurement

gasometer, geometry

42
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- mony

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Resulting condition

testimony

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- oid

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Resembling

ovoid

44
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- or

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a state or action, a person who, or thing which

victor. generator

45
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- osis

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Process or condition of

metamorphosis

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- ous, - ose

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Meaning: full of or having (from the Latin ‘-osus’)

‘With your increased Verbal Intelligence it is obvious that your appetite for learning will be voracious and that others will consider
your verbal skills wondrous!’

47
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- some

A

Like

gladsome

48
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  • tude
A

Quality or degree of

altitude, gratittude

49
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- ward

A

Direction

backward, outward

50
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- y

A

Condition

difficulty

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