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Suffix
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Nouns
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-acy
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aristocracy, democracy, privacy, supremacy
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-ance, -ence
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assistance, dependence, independence, science
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-ancy, -ency
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emergency, delinquency, infancy, vacancy
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-dom
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boredom, freedom, kingdom, wisdom
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-er,-or
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computer, stapler, writer, counselor
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-hood
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brotherhood, childhood, motherhood, neighborhood
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-ism
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Buddhism, communism, journalism, perfectionism
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-ist
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chemist, dermatologist, pianist, socialist
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-ity, -ety, -ty
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liberty, unity, society, variety
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-ment
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enjoyment, environment, government, replacement
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-ness
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forgetfulness, goodness, happiness, sadness
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-ship
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courtship, friendship, membership, partnership
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-sion, -tion, -ion
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admission, immigration, pollution, vacation
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Suffix
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Verbs
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-ate
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anticipate, complicate, cooperate, reiterate
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-ify
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amplify, mystify, quantify, terrify
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-ize
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computerize, demonize, maximize, publicize
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Suffix
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Adjectives
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-able, -ible
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drinkable, edible, forgivable, legible
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-al
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functional, legal, physical, visual
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-ent, -ient
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obedient, salient, sentient, silent
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-ful
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beautiful, hopeful, powerful, regretful
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-ic
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automatic, egocentric, poetic, systematic
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-ive
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active, extensive, passive, productive
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-less
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fruitless, harmless, homeless, useless
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-ous, -ious
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delicious, delirious, gracious, mysterious
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Suffix
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Adverbs
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-ly
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easily, convincingly, hopefully, quickly
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