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Word roots, prefixes, & suffixes Flashcards

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act

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do
actuate: put into action

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alter

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other
alternate: change in turn

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am

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love
amative: loving

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anim

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mind, spirit
animism: belief in the soul

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annu

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year
annual: yearly

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arch

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ruler
archangel: principal angel

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auto

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self
autograph: one’s signed name

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bell

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war
belligerent: someone who began a conflict

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ben

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good
benefaction: a good act

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cad

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fall
cadaver: deceased human body

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capit

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head
capitol: primary building used by government

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ceed

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go
exceed: go past expectations

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chrono

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time
chronograph: stopwatch

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cis

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cut
incision: a cut

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claim

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shout
exclaim: shout out

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cred

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believe
credence: a belief

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cur

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run
curator: someone who runs a museum

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dem

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people
demagogue: a crowd-pleasing speaker

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dic

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to say
dictator: unquestionable leader

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doc

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teach
document: a written statement

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duc

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lead
conductor: driver of a train

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eu

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well
eupepsia: digestion that works well

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fac

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to make
factotum: someone who does different works

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fer

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carry
ferry: vessel that carries people across water

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fin

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end
finale: end of a show

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flect

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bend
reflect: to mirror

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fort

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luck
fortitude: ability to withstand hardship

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frag

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break
fragile: easy to break

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gen

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race
genocide: the killing of specific people

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gress

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step
progress: moving ahead

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ject

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throw
inject: to put into

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leg

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choose
legible: able to read

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log

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speech
epilogue: written at the end of a book

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lum

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light
luminescence: giving off light

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mag

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big
magnum: a large handgun

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mal

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bad
malice: an evil deed

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mit

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send
transmit: to send from one another

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morph

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shape
metamorphic: rock that has changed forms

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mut

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change
mutate: to change forms

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nat

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born
natal: relating to someone’s birth

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nov

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new
novice: someone new to a skill

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omni

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all
omnivorous: eats plants and animals

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path

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feel
empathetic: understanding another’s feelings

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ped

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foot
pedicure: beautification of the feet

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phil

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love
philander: flirt

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port

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carry
porter: someone who carries luggage

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rid

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laugh
ridicule: to make someone appear laughable

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sci

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know
conscious: being aware

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scrib

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write
inscribe: to write

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sens

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feel
sensation: a psychological feeling

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sol

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loosen
dissolve: separate into smaller parts

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spec

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look
spectacles: eyeglasses

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tain

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hold
abstain: to avoid doing

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tract

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pull
attraction: feeling drawn to something

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ven

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come
convention: a gathering where people come to meet

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ver

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truth
veracity: truthfulness

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vis

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see
visor: part of hat that keeps light out of eyes

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viv

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life
vivify: bring life to

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voc

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call
vociferate: to shout

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vol

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wish
volition: vact of free choice

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ante-

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before
antechamber: waiting room

62
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anti-

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against
antifreeze: prevents water from freezing

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be-

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beset with
befogged: bewildered

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bi-

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two
bipedal: walks on two legs

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circum-

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around
circumvent: evade by going around

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contra-

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opposite
contradiction: deny a statement

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de-

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down
decelerate: slow down

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di-

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two
diverge: branching off in two or more ways

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dis-

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separate
discontinue: stop

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epi-

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upon
epitaph: inscription on a tombstone

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ex-

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former
ex-wife: one’s former living wife

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extra-

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outside
extraneous: not needed

73
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hyper-

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over
hyperventilate: breathing faster than normal

74
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hypo-

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low
hypothermia: when body temperature drops below normal

75
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im-

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not
impossible: unachievable

76
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in-

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into
incarcerate: put in prison

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inter-

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between
intersection: where two roads meet

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intra-:

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within
intrados: the inside of an arch

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meta-

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beyond
metaphysics: abstract philosophy

80
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mis-

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wrong
misinformed: believing incorrect information

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mono-

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one
monolith: one independent rock

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multi-

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many
multipurpose: having many uses

83
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non-

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not
nonissue: irrelevant

84
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para-

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beside
paragon: an example of excellence

85
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per-

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through
pervasive: reaching throughout all

86
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poly-

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many
polygraph: method of lie detection measuring several body reactions

87
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post-

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after
postlude: song played after main event

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pre-:

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before
prelude: song played before main event

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pro-

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for
pro-equality: in favor of equal treatment

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re-

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again
reactivate: to start again

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semi-

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half
semicircle: a half-circle

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sub-

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under
subway: trains below ground

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super-

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above
supervision: watching over

94
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tele-

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from a distance
telephone: device used to talk from great distances

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trans-

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across
translating: deciphering another language

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ultra-

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beyond
ultrasound: sound wave with frequency higher than humans can hear

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un-

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not
unfair: not just

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uni-

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one
unicycle: vehicle with one wheel

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with-

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against
without: lacking

100
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-able

A

being doable
dissolvable: able to be dissolved

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-acy

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state
normalcy: condition of being normal

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-al

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relating to
musical: relating to music

103
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-ant

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performs an action
reactant: part of a chemical reaction

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-ary

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associated with
adversary: enemy

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-ate

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make
decimate: destroy

106
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-dom

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state of being
serfdom: the state of being a serf

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-en

A

become
sharpen: become sharp

108
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-ence

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quality of
prevalence: being prevalent

109
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-er

A

someone who
painter: one who paints

110
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-esque

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similar to
statuesque: like a statue

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-ful

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full of
vengeful: full of vengeance

112
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-hood

A

state of being
adulthood: time being an adult

113
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-ian

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relating to
magician: someone who performs magic tricks

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-ic

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pertaining to
rhythmic: relating to rhythms

115
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-ify

A

make
beautify: to make beautiful

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-ile

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relating to
futile: pointless

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-ish

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similar
boyish: like a boy

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-ism

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system
socialism: capital owned by government

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-ist

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one who uses
machinist: someone who works with machines

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-ive

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having quality of
talkative: talking a lot

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-ize

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forms verbs
harmonize: to play in harmony with

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-less

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lacking
jobless: without a job

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-ly

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makes adjectives or adverbs from nouns
beastly: like a beast

124
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-ment

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makes nouns from verbs
punishment: penalty

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-ness

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makes nouns from adjectives
thoughtfulness: being thoughtful

126
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-or

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someone who
collector: one who collects

127
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-ose

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abounding in
religiose: very religious

128
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-ous

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relating to
poisonous: being full of poison

129
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-ship

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relationship held
friendship: relationship between friends

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-tion

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result of a verb
translation: result of being translated

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-tude

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makes nouns from adjectives
gratitude: thankfulness

132
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-ty

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quality of
scarcity: being

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-y

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quality of
shiny: something that shines

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