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LING150/University of Oregon |
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Based on English Vocabulary Elements, Keith
Denning and William Leben, Oxford University Press 1995
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-al |
A |
Set 1 |
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-arium |
N [place, repository] |
Set 2 |
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-ary / -ory |
A, N |
Set 1 |
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-ate |
N, A, V |
Set 1 |
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-ence / -ance |
N |
Set 1 |
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-ent / -ant |
A, N |
Set 1 |
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-er / -or |
N [one who or that which does an action] (this is not listed in textbook) |
Set 2 |
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-ia |
N [land, state, medical condition] |
Set 4 |
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-ic |
A, N |
Set 1 |
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-ile |
A |
Set 4 |
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-ine |
A |
Set 2 |
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-ion |
N |
Set 1 |
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-ism |
N [belief, practice] |
Set 2 |
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-ite |
A, N |
Set 3 |
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-itis |
N [inflammation] |
Set 4 |
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-ity |
N [name of quality] |
Set 2 |
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-ive |
A, N |
Set 1 |
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-ize |
V |
Set 1 |
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-ment |
N |
Set 1 |
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-oid |
'resembling' |
Set 2 |
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-oma |
N [tumor, growth] |
Set 4 |
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-ous |
A |
Set 1 |
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-s |
N |
Set 3 |
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-sc / -esc |
'become, change' |
Set 2 |
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-sis |
N [name of action or its result] |
Set 2 |
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-um |
N |
Set 4 |
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-ure |
N |
Set 3 |
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-y |
N |
Set 1 |