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Suffix
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Meanings
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Sample Words and Definitions
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able to be
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excitable, portable, preventable
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-ac
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pertaining to
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cardiac, hemophiliac, maniac
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-acity (-ocity)
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quality of
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perspicacity, sagacity, velocity
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-ade
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act, action or process, product
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blockade, cavalcade, promenade,
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-age
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action or process
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passage, pilgrimage, voyage
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-aholic (-oholic)
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one with an obsession for
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workaholic, shopaholic, alcoholic
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-al
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relating to
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bacterial, theatrical, natural
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-algia
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pain
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neuralgia, nostalgia,
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-an (-ian)
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relating to, belonging to
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Italian, urban, African
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-ance
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state or quality of
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brilliance, defiance, annoyance
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-ant
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a person who
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applicant, immigrant, servant
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inclined to, tending to
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brilliant, defiant, vigilant
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-ar
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of or relating to, being
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lunar, molecular, solar
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a person who
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beggar, burglar, liar
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-ard
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a person who does an action
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coward, sluggard, wizard
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-arian
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a person who
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disciplinarian, vegetarian, librarian
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-arium (orium)
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a place for
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terrarium, aquarium, solarium
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-ary
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of or relating to
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literary, military, budgetary
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-ate
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state or quality of (adj.)
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affectionate, desolate, obstinate
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makes the word a verb (different pronunciation)
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activate, evaporate, medicate
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-ation
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action or process
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creation, narration, emancipation
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-ative
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tending to (adj.)
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creative, preservative, talkative
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-cide
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act of killing
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homicide, suicide, genocide
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-cracy
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rule, government, power
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bureaucracy, aristocracy, theocracy
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-crat
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someone who has power
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aristocrat, bureaucrat, technocrat
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-cule
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diminutive (making something small)
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molecule, ridicule,
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-cy
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state, condition or quality
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efficiency, privacy, belligerency
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-cycle
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circle, wheel
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bicycle, recycle, tricycle
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-dom
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condition of, state, realm
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boredom, freedom, wisdom
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-dox
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belief, praise
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orthodox, paradox
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surgical removal of
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appendectomy, hysterectomy
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-ed
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past tense
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called, hammered, laughed
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-ee
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receiver, performer
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nominee, employee, devotee
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-eer
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associated with/engaged in
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engineer, volunteer
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-emia
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blood condition
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anemia, hypoglycemia, leukemia
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-en
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makes the word a verb
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awaken, fasten, strengthen
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-ence
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state or condition, action
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absence, dependence, negligence
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-ency
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condition or quality
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clemency, dependency, efficiency
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-ent
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inclined to performing/causing, or one who performs/causes
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competent, correspondent, absorbent
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-er
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more
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bigger, faster, happier
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action or process
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flutter, ponder, stutter
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a person who does an action
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announcer, barber, teacher
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-ern
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state or quality of
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eastern, northern, western
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-escence
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state or process
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adolescence, convalescence
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-ese
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relating to a place
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Chinese, Congolese, Vietnamese
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-esque
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in the style of
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Kafkaesque, grotesque, burlesque
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-ess
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female
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actress, heiress, lioness
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-est
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most
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funniest, hottest, silliest
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-etic
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relating to (makes the word an adj.)
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athletic, energetic, poetic
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-ette
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diminutive (makes something smaller)
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cigarette, diskette, kitchenette
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-ful
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full of
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helpful, thankful, cheerful
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-fy
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make, cause (makes the word a verb)
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amplify, falsify, terrify
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-gam/gamy
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marriage, union
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monogam, polygamy
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-gon/gonic
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angle
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hexagon, polygonic, pentagon
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-hood
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state, condition, or quality
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childhood, neighborhood, motherhood
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relating to
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celestial, editorial, martial
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-ian
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relating to
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Martian, utopian, pediatrician
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-iasis
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diseased condition
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elephantiasis, psoriasis
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-iatric
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healing practice
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pediatric, psychiatric,
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-ible
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able to be
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audible, plausible, legible
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-ic/ical
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relating to, characterized by
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analytic/al, comic/al, organic
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-ile
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relating to, capable of
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agile, docile, volatile
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-ily
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in what manner
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sloppily, steadily, zanily
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-ine
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relating to
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canine, feminine, masculine
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-ing
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materials
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bedding, frosting, roofing
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action or process
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dancing, seeing, writing
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-ion
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action or process
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celebration, completion, navigation
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-ious
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having the qualities of, full of
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ambitious, cautious, gracious
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-ish
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relating to, characteristic
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apish, brutish, childish
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-ism
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state or quality
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altruism, despotism, heroism
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-ist
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a person, one who does an action
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artist, linguist, pianist
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-ite
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resident of, follower, product of
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suburbanite, luddite, dynamite
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-itis
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inflammation, preoccupation
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appendicitis, tonsillitis, frontrunneritis
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-ity
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state, condition, or quality
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abnormality, civility, necessity
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-ive
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inclined to; quality of; that which
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attractive, expensive, repulsive
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-ization
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act or process of making
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colonization, fertilization, modernization
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-ize
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cause, treat, become
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antagonize, authorize, popularize
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-less
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without
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fearless, helpless, homeless
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-let
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version of
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booklet, droplet, inlet
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-like
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resembling, characteristic
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childlike, homelike, lifelike
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-ling
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younger or inferior
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duckling, underling
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-loger/logist
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one who does
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astrologer, cardiologist, chronologer
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-log
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speech
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dialog, monolog,
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-ly
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in what manner
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badly, courageously, happily
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-ment
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action, result
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movement, placement, shipment
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state or quality (makes a noun)
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kindness, shyness, weakness
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-oid
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resembling
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humanoid, tabloid, hemorrhoid
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-ology
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study of, science of
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anthropology, archaeology, biology
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-oma
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tumor, swelling
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carcinoma, osteoma, hematoma
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-onym
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name, word
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synonym, antonym, homonym
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-opia
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eye defect
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myopia, nyctalopia, hyperopia
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-opsy
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examination
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biopsy, autopsy, necropsy
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-or
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a person who
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inventor, legislator, translator
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-ory
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relating to
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armory, dormitory, laboratory
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-osis
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process, diseased condition
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diagnosis, prognosis, neurosis, psychosis
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-ostomy/otomy
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surgical
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colostomy, lobotomy, craniotomy
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-ous
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full of
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hazardous, humorous, wondrous
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-path
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one who engages in
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homeopath, naturopath, psychopath
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-pathy
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feeling, diseased
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sympathy, apathy, neuropathy
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-phile
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one who loves
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bibliophile, audiophile, pyrophile
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-phobia
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abnormal fear of
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acrophobia, claustrophobia, xenophobia
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-phone
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sound
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homophone, telephone, microphone
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-phyte
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plant, to grow
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zoophyte, cryptophyte, epiphyte
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-plegia
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paralysis
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paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia
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-plegic
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one who is paralyzed
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paraplegic, technoplegic, quadriplegic
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-pnea
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air, spirit
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apnea, hyperpnea, orthopnea
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visual exam
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arthroscopy, gastroscopy, microscope
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-scribe/script
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to write
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transcript, describe, manuscript
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-sect
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to cut
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dissect, insect, bisect
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-ship
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state or condition of, skill of
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authorship, citizenship, friendship
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-sion
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state or quality
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confusion, depression, tension
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-some
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characterized by, group of
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cumbersome, quarrelsome, foursome
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-sophy/sophic
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wisdom, knowledge
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philosophy, theosophy, anthroposophic
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-th
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state or quality
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depth, length, strength
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-tion
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state or quality
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attention, caution, fascination
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-tome/tomy
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to cut
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hysterectomy, epitome, tonsillotome
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-trophy
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nourishment, growth
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atrophy, hypertrophy, dystrophy
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-tude
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state, condition or quality
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fortitude, gratitude, magnitude
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-ty
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state, condition or quality
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ability, honesty, loyalty
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-ular
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relating to or resembling
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cellular, circular, muscular
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-uous
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state or quality of
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arduous, tumultuous, virtuous
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-ure
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action, condition
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closure, erasure, failure
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-ward
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specifies direction
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backward, eastward, homeward
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-ware
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things of the same type or material
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hardware, software, kitchenware
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-wise
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in what manner of direction
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clockwise, lengthwise, otherwise
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-y
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made up of, characterized
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brainy, fruity, gooey
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