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Set 3
Ling 150
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Language - Other
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2008

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Term
-ance
Definition
N

ex) penance, exuberance
Term
-ant
Definition
A, N
ex) Protestant, defiant, tenant
Term
-ary
Definition
A, N
ex) temporary, tertiary, mortuary, granary
Term
-ate
Definition
N, A, V
ex) delegate, irate, navigate, novitiate, precipitate, prelate, roseate
Term
-ence
Definition
N
ex) science, intransigence
Term
-ent
Definition
A, N
ex) parent, proponent, incumbent
Term
-ic
Definition
A, N
ex) chronic, topic, photographic, neurotic, psychic, historic
Term
-ity
Definition
N
ex) stupidity, alacrity, monstrosity, femininity, paucity
Term
-ize
Definition
V
ex) vocalize, Americanize, extemporize, psychologize
Term
-oid
Definition
resembling (A, N)
ex) android, spheroid, pterygoid, adenoids
Term
-ory
Definition
A, N
ex) sensory, auditory, oratory
Term
-ous
Definition
A
ex) porous, poisonous, ridiculous, pompous
Term
-sis
Definition
N
ex) analysis, tmesis, symphysis, thesis, phthisis, praxis
Term
-tion
Definition
N
ex) nation, action
Term
-tive
Definition
A, N
ex) native, laxative
Term
-y
Definition
N
ex) astronomy, sympathy, privacy
Term
ab-
Definition
from, away
ex) abreact, abolish, abdicate, ablative, absolute
Term
ad-
Definition
to, toward
ex)adapt, adit, abbreviate, adduce, affect, annul, arrive, attract
Term
an-
Definition
not, without
ex) anarchy, anhydrous, anaerobic
Term
ana-
Definition
up, again, back
ex) anachronism, anaclastic, analeptic, anacardium, anabolic, analog
Term
ante-
Definition
before
ex) anterior, antebellum, antedate, antecedent
Term
apo-
Definition
away from, off
ex) apology, apocrypha, apostasy, apoplectic, apotheosis, apogee
Term
cata-
Definition
down, backwards
ex) cataclysm, catapult, ccatalyst, catalepsy, catalog, catacomb
Term
con-
Definition
with
ex) convene, concomitant, concord
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