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–driven (in compounds)

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influenced or caused by a particular thing

  • a market-driven economy
  • a character-driven movie
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  • able

- ible

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means can do can be used productively, whereas -ible never is.
verb>adj
ie. washable, disposable, predictable, avoidable, manageable; edible

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–conscious

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combines with nouns to for adjectives that describe people who consider one aspect of their lives especially important
ie. health-conscious person; class-conscious society; safety-conscious company; time-conscious workforce

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-esque

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combine with the names of famous people to form adjectives that describe something or someone similar in style
ie. Picassoesque paintings

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–free

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combines qwith nouns describing something undesirable to form adjectives to describes nouns without that undesirable aspect
ie. stress-free live, tax-free shop, additive-free food

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–rich

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combines with nouns (often chemical or organic substances) to form adjectives to describe nouns with a lot of that substance
ie. fibre-rich diet; calcium-rich foods

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–led

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combines qith nouns and nationality adjectives to form adjectives describing things that are controlled or influenced by the original noun or nationality.
ie. community-led initiative, student-led protest, worker-led uprising

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–minded

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combines with adjectives or nouns to form new adjectives describing people with particular characters, opinions or attitudes
ie. like-minded friends; career-minded young women; money-minded managers

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-proof

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combines with nouns to form adjectives describing things that can resist the damage or difficulty caused by that noun.
ie. ovenproof dish; waterpoof jacket; soundproof room; idiot-proof instructions

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–related

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combines with nouns to form adjectives to describe one thing as connected with another
ie. stress-related absence from work; age-related earnings; tobacco-related illness

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–ridden

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combines with nouns to form adjectives describing people or things with a lot of that noun
ie: guilt-ridden person; crime-ridden city.
If a person is bedridden, they have to stay in bed cause they are ill

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-worthy

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combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe people or things that merit whatever the original noun refers to
ie: newsworthy incident; praiseworthy action/pupil

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-ant

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is most familiar as an adjective ending, but it also make nouns from verbs to describe a person
ie. an applicant for a job; an insurance claimant; a police informant; a quiz contestant; an occupant of a house

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-en

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become or make become
ie: to moisten your lips; to sweeten tea; a situation worsens; a face reddens
makes adjectives from nouns but it also makes verbs from adjectives

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-graph-

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-gram

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.gress.

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-ics

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an area of study or knowledge

ie. obstetrics

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-phon-

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sound

ie: phonetics

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-ology

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the study of
ie: criminology
noun

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-aholic/-oholic

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who is addicted to
ie: workaholic; chocoholic
noun person

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-centric

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focussed exclusively on

ie. egocentric; eurocentric

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-ed

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having this thing
ie. aged; bearded
noun>adjective

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-ee

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who something is done to
ie: employee; interviewee
verb>noun person

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  • er

- or

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who or what does it

ie: coordinator; timer

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-hood

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state of being and period of time
ie: childhood; motherhood
noun

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-ish

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  1. slightly (adj) greyish
  2. in the way of (noun>adj) childish; devilish
  3. approximately (adj) fiftyish
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  • ise

- ize

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to make become
ie. modernise/modernize
adj>verb

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-less

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without
ie. homeless; thoughtless
noun>adj

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-like

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similar to
ie. childlike; lifelike
noun>adj

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-ly

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  1. everytime (noun>adj/adv) daily; monthly

2. in the way or similar to(noun>adj) motherly; cowardly

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-phile

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who likes, loves or is obsessed with
ie.technophile; Francophile; bibliophile
noun person

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-phobe

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who fears

ie.tecnophobe

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-phobia

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fear of

ie. xenophobia; claustrophobia

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-proof

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protecting against or not damaged by
ie.bulletproof; tamper-proof
noun or verb> adjective

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-ship

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  1. involvement between people or things. n>n ie. friendship; ownership
  2. skill, quality. n>n ie. sportsmanship
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-ward

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in the direction of
ie. backward; Northward
prep/n>adjective adverb

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-wards

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in the direction of
ie. inwards; homewards
prep/n>adverb

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-y

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having a lot of (often negative)
ie. noisy; dirty; smelly
n>adj

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-ation

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-ency

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-ful

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-less

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-ment

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45
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ness

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