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REA 112 Suffixes
word suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
10/31/2016

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Term
-ous
-eous
-ious
Definition
being/having the quality of/filled with
joyous: filled with joy, courteous: having courtesy
Term
-able
Definition
can/can be done/is/is able to
curable: can be cured
convertible: can be converted
Term
-arium
Definition
a place for
aquarium- a place for sea animals
Term
-cide
Definition
act of killing
suicide- act of killing self
Term
-cycle
Definition
wheel, circle
bicycle: two wheels
Term
-dom
Definition
condition of, state of being
boredom: state of being bored
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
anemia
Term
-ess
Definition
a female who
actress
Term
-ful
Definition
full of
cheerful: full of cheer, helpful full of help
Term
-less
Definition
without/no
helpless: without help, penniless: without pennies, poor
Term
-phile
Definition
one who loves
bibliophile: one who loves books
candyphile: one who loves candy
Term
-phobia
Definition
fear of
arachnophobia: fear of spiders
Term
-ward
Definition
toward, moving in a certain direction
skyward: toward the sky, backward: moving back
Term
ment
Definition
the action or process of
argument: the process of arguing
Term
-ite
Definition
Duffy
-ite = a resident of
urbanite
Duffy lives in the city; she is an urbanite.
Term
-er/-or
Definition
Duffy
-er/-or = a person who does something
writer
A writer is a person who writes.
Term
-acy
Definition
(Veronica Guzman)
-acy= state or quality
privacy
I like to have my own privacy.
Term
-ance
Definition
(Veronica Guzman)
-ance= state or quality of
maintenance
The building has poor maintenance.
Term
-ship
Definition
(Veronica Guzman)
-ship= position held
internship
Mike accepted an internship in law school
Term
-ate
Definition
(Veronica Guzman)
-ate= become
regulate
Molly drinks medications to help her regulate her blood pressure.
Term
Misty-Able
Definition
Able- having the power or skill
They were unable to help the man.
Term
Misty-Ceed
Definition
Ceed-go, move, yield.
The concert proceeded even during the rain.
Term
Misty-Ence
Definition
Ence-denoting a quality.
I had to reference my siting.
Term
Misty-Ive
Definition
Ive- tending to.
I like to be active
Term
-ish
Definition
(Dulce Puente V.)
ish = having the characteristics of
Freakish
He creeps me out because he is freakish.
Term
-ify
Definition
(Dulce Puente V.)
ify, -fy = make or become
Satisfy
I like doing things that satisfy me.
Term
-ic, -ical
Definition
(Dulce Puente V.)
-ic, -ical = pertaining to
Musical
My favorite type of movie genre is musical.
Term
-esque
Definition
(Dulce Puente V.)
-esque = reminiscent of
Picturesque
Hawaii is considered as one of the most picturesque places in the world.
Term
al
Definition
Jacqueline A.
Al- act of or process of
refusal, recital, rebuttal
Term
ism
Definition
Jacqueline A.
ism-belief
communism, narcissism, skepticism
Term
ist
Definition
Jacqueline A.
ist- one who
chemist, narcissist, plagiarist
Term
en
Definition
Jacqueline A.
en-become
enlighten, awaken, strengthen
Term
-y
Definition
Yoselynn v.
characterized by
the day was very gloomy.
Term
-etic
Definition
Yoselynn v.
relating to
the way she wrote was very poetic.
Term
-ette
Definition
Yoselynn v.
diminutive
smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
Term
-onym
Definition
Yoselynn v.
name, word
The teacher had her students make a list of synonyms
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