Suffixes Flashcards

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able, ible

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able, (pliable, returnable, comestible)

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acious, cious

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having the quality of, (capacious, meretricious)

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age

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act, condition, (courage, foliage)

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al

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belonging to, (legal, regal)

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ance, ence

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state of, (abundance, indulgence)

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ate, ent, ant, ante

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one who, (candidate, advocate, resident, tenant, debutante)

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are, eer, er

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one who, concerning, (secretary, engineer, mariner)

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cry

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state, position of, (adequacy, presidency)

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dom

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state of, (freedom, serfdom)

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ence

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state of, (presence, credence)

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er, or

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one who, (player, actor, monitor, employer)

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escent

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becoming, (adolescent, putrescent)

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fy

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make, (beautify, sanctify)

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hood

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state of, (knighthood, childhood)

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ic, id

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of, like, (bucolic, acrid)

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il, ile

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capable of being,(evil, servile)

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ion

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act of, (deperation, perspiration)

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ious

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characterized by, (spacious, illustrious)

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ish

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like, (boyish, foolish)

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ism

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belief in or practice of, (idealism, capitalism)

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ist

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one who practices or is devoted to, (anarchist, harpist)

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ive

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relating to, (abusive, plaintive)

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mony

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state of, (harmony, matrimony)

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ness

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quality of, (willingness, shrewdness)

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ory

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a place for, (factory, depository)

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ous, ose

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full of, (ponderous, verbose)

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ship

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state of, skill, (friendship, gamesmanship)

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some

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characteristic of, (loathsome, fearsome)

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tude

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state of, (lassitude, rectitude)

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ward

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in the direction of, (windward, backward)

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y

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full of, (unruly, showy)