NOUN SUFFIXES
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-acy
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state or quality
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democracy, accuracy, lunacy
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-al
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the action or process of
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remedial, denial, trial, criminal
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-ance, -ence
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state or quality of
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nuisance, ambience, tolerance
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-dom
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place or state of being
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freedom, stardom, boredom
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-er, -or
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person or object that does a specified action
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reader, creator, interpreter, inventor, collaborator, teacher
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-ism
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doctrine, belief
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Judaism, scepticism, escapism
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-ist
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person or object that does a specified action
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Geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist
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-ity, -ty
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quality of
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extremity, validity, enormity
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-ment
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condition
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enchantment, argument
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-ness
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state of being
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heaviness, highness, sickness
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-ship
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position held
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friendship, hardship, internship
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-sion, -tion
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state of being
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position, promotion, cohesion
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VERB SUFFIXES
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-ate
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become
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mediate, collaborate, create
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-en
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become
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sharpen, strengthen, loosen
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-ify, -fy
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make or become
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justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy
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-ise, -ize
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become
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publicise, synthesise, hypnotise
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ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
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-able, -ible
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capable of being
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edible, fallible, incredible, audible
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-al
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having the form or character of
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fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial
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-esque
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in a manner of or resembling
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picturesque, burlesque, grotesque
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-ful
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notable for
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handful, playful, hopeful, skilful
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-ic, -ical
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having the form or character of
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psychological, hypocritical, methodical, nonsensical, musical
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-ious, -ous
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characterised by
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pious, jealous, religious, ridiculous
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-ish
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having the quality of
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squeamish, sheepish, childish
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-ive
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having the nature of
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inquisitive, informative, attentive
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-less
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without
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meaningless, hopeless, homeless
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-y
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characterised by
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dainty, beauty, airy, jealousy
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ADVERB SUFFIXES
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-ly
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related to or quality
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softly, slowly, happily, crazily, madly
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-ward, -wards
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direction
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towards, afterwards, backwards, inward
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-wise
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in relation to
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otherwise, likewise, clockwise
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utorok 9. januára 2018
A big list of suffixes
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