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-able (tending to, able to) conquerable enjoyable lovable payable perishable readable reliable washable -age (state of being) (place of, result of) anchorage orphanage parsonage personage shrinkage wastage -al (relating to) commercial electrical residential technical theatrical -ance, -ence (state of being) allowance attendance difference excellence importance -ary, -ery (that which, place where) bakery cannery creamery dictionary forgery nursery revolutionary -en (having nature of) ashen broken earthen fallen golden molten spoken swollen wooden woven
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-en (to make or become) blacken fatten flatten lengthen roughen shorten straighten whiten widen -er (one who, that which) baker carpenter cleanser foreigner grocer jumper preacher runner teacher worker -er (more "in degree") faster fatter lighter nicer sicker shorter slower smarter stronger taller -est (most "in degree") cleanest deepest easiest farthest latest longest loudest skinniest tightest widest -ful (characterized by, full of) awful beautiful graceful helpful masterful akillful successful thankful wonderful
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-fy (make or form into) clarify glorify horrify identify justify modify notify qualify simplify testify -hood (state of rank) adulthood boyhood brotherhood childhood falsehood maidenhood manhood neighborhood priesthood womanhood -ic (pertaining to, like) angelic artistic athletic atmospheric classic critic dramatic historic volcanic -ive (having nature of quality of, given to) active corrective destructive effective explosive festive impressive inventive protective -ity, -ty (state of being) acidity purity reality sovereignty
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-ish (having nature of) bluish childish clownish fiendish foolish sickish sixish whitish -less (without) ageless childless fatherless graceless helpless hopeless merciless penniless priceless witless worthless -ly (in the manner of) actively attentively happily justly patiently quietly rapidly sadly silently swiftly -ment (resulting state, action or process) amazement commitment employment movement payment placement punishment refinement settlement treatment
-most (most "in degree")
aftermost bottommost foremost furthermost hindmost innermost northernmost outermost topmost
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-or (person who, state of quality) actor auditor creditor debtor executor supervisor
-ure (act, process) adventure composure enclosure failure pleasure
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-ous (state or condition, having quality of)
courageous dangerous humorous joyous prosperous
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-ship (office, profession, art, or skill) championship fellowship friendship hardship horsemanship marksmanship partnership penmanship relationship sportsmanship
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-tion, -ion (act, process, state) action attraction collection correction dictation education election narration protection rejection |