NOUNS
Nouns perform the function of naming. Nouns name persons, places animals or things, as well as groups, ideas and qualities. In a sentence, nouns can be subjects, objects, or appositives.
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-acy, -cy Noun: state or quality privacy: the state of being alone infancy: the state of being a baby or young child -age Noun: activity, or result of action courage : having the spirit to overcome fear -al Noun: action, result of action referral : the action of directing a person to another place, person or thing -ance, -ence Noun: action, state, quality or process resistance : the action of opposing something independence: the state of not being under the control of others, free, self-governing -ancy, -ency Noun: state, quality or capacity vacancy : an empty room or position agency: the capacity to exert power or influence, a position or person that performs a function -ant, -ent Noun: an agent, something that performs the action disinfectant : an agent that destroys germs, somthing that cleans dependent: a thing supported by another, a thing determined by another -ate Noun: state, office, fuction candidate : a person nominated for an office or position -ation Noun: action, resulting state specialization : the result of being distinguished by one quality or ability
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-dom Noun: place, state of being wisdom : possessing knowledge
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-er, -or Noun: person or thing that does something porter : a person who carries things collector: a person who collects or gathers things
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-ful Noun: an amount or quanity that fills mouthful : an amount that fills the mouth
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-ian, an Noun: related to, one that is pedestrian : a person who walks human: a person -ia Noun: names, diseases phobia : an illogical fear of something -iatry Noun: art of healing psychiatry : branch of medicine that deals with the mind and emotions -ic, ics Noun: related to the arts and sciences arithmetic : a branch of math that usually deals with non-negative numbers economics: the social science related to studying business -ice Noun: act malice : the desire to do evil -ing Noun: material made for, activity, result of an activity flooring : a material made for floors swimming: the activity of swimming or moving through water building: the result of making a structure -ion Noun: condition or action abduction : the action of carrying someone away by force -ism Noun: doctrine, belief, action or conduct formalism : a belief in sticking to prescribed forms or artistic styles -ist Noun: person or member podiatrist : a foot doctor -ite Noun: product or part graphite : a black material used in making pencils -ity, ty Noun: state or quality lucidity : clear thinking novelty: something new or unusual -ive Noun: condition native : a person born in a specific place
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-ment Noun: condition or result document : an official paper usually showinf proof or evidence of something
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-ness Noun: state, condition, quality kindness : the quality of being kind or nice
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-or Noun: condition or activity -ory Noun: place for, serves for territory : an area around a place
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-ship Noun: status, condition relationship : the state of being related or connected to something or someone
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-ure Noun: act, condition, process, function exposure : the condition of being exposed or unprotected
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-y Noun: state, condition, result of an activity society : companionship victory: the result of winning something
VERBS
Verbs make statements about nouns, ask questions, give commands, or show states of being. Verbs can be active or passive. Verbs also show tense or time of action.
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-ate Verb: cause to be graduate : to give a degree to, to pass from one stage to the next
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-ed Verb: past tense attained : something that has been reached or grasped -en Verb: to cause to become moisten : to cause to become moist or damp -er, -or Verb: action ponder : to think about clamor: to make noise, to call for loudly
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-ify Verb: cause specify : to name or indicate in detail -ing Verb: present participle depicting : showing, describing with images or pictures -ize Verb: cause fantasize : to dream about something, to create images in the mind
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-ure act Verb: conjecture : to come to a conclusion by supposition or guesswork
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives describe or modify nouns. Adjectives tell the reader more about the noun used in the sentence.
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-able, -ible Adjective: worth, ability solvable : able to be solved or explained incredible: not able to be believed, amazing -al, -ial, -ical Adjective: quality, relation structural : related to the physical make up of a thing territorial: related to nearby or local areas categorical: related to a category, aboslute -ant, -ent, -ient Adjective: kind of agent, indication important : marked by worth dependent: determined or relying upon something else convenient: at hand, easy to use -ar, -ary Adjective: resembling, related to spectacular : related to something that is eye-catching or amazing unitary : related to units or single groups representing quantities -ate Adjective: kind of state inviolate : not disturbed, pure
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-ed Adjective: having the quality of terraced : having terraces or steps -en Adjective: material silken : made from silk, a fiber produced by worms -est Adjective: superlative strongest : having the most strength
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-ful Adjective: having, giving, marked by fanciful : marked by imagination
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-ic Adjective: quality, relation generic : related to a whole group -ile Adjective: having the qualities of projectile : something thrown with an outside force -ing Adjective: activity cohering : the act of sticking together -ish Adjective: having the character of -ive, -ative, -itive Adjective: having the quality of festive : having the quality of a festival or party cooperative : being able or willing to work with another person or thing sensitive: easily felt, responsive to the senses
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-less Adjective: without, missing motiveless : a reason for someone to do something
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-ous, -eous, -ose, -ious Adjective: having the quality of, relating to adventurous : charcterized by the desire to seek new experiences or risks courageous : characterized by courage, brave verbose: having more words than needed fractious: characterized by being difficult or troublesome
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-y Adjective: marked by, having hungry : having hunger, marked by a desire ADVERBS
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
-fold Adverb: in a manner of, marked by fourfold : being four times as great
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-ly Adverb: in the manner of fluently : marked by ease of movement, effortlessly smooth
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-ward Adverb: in a direction or manner -wise Adverb: in the manner of, with regard to timewise : with regard to time
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