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defined. prosel-yte one who is brought over.
NOTE.--The form -YTE is found only in words of Greek origin.
-ITY = state or security state of being secure. -ty quality ability quality of being able. of being liber-ty state of being free.
n. one who is -IVE = or that which capt-ive one who is taken. adj. having cohes-ive having power to stick. the power or quality
-IX = feminine testatr-ix a woman who leaves a will.
IZE (See ISE.)
-MENT state of being excite-ment state of being excited. = or act of; induce-ment that which induces. that which
-MONY state or matri-mony state of marriage. = quality of; testi-mony that which is testified. that which
one who; audit-or one who hears. -OR = that which; mot-or that which moves. quality of err-or quality of erring.
adj. fitted or preparat-ory fitted to prepare. -ORY = relating to n. place armor-y place where arms are where; kept. that which
-OSE = abounding in verb-ose abounding in words. -ous popul-ous abounding in people.
-TUDE = condition or servi-tude condition of a slave. quality of forti-tude quality of being brave.
-TY (See -ITY.)
-ULE = minute glob-ule a minute globe.
-ULENT = abounding in op-ulent abounding in wealth.
-URE = act or state depart-ure act of departing. of; creat-ure that which is created. that which
CLASSIFIED REVIEW OF LATIN SUFFIXES, WITH GENERIC DEFINITIONS.
-an -ent -ant -ier -ary -ist = one who (agent); that which. -ate -ive -eer -or
-ate -ite = one who is (recipient); that -ee -ive which is.
-acy -ism -age -ity -ance -ment NOUN SUFFIXES -ancy -mony = state; condition; quality; act. -ate -tude -ence -ty -ency -ure -ion
-ary = place where. -ory
-cle -cule = diminutives. -ule
II.
-ac -ic -al -ical -an -id = relating to; like; being. -ar -ile -ary -ine -ent -ory
-ate -ose = abounding in; having the quality. -ous
ADJECTIVE -able -ible = that may be. SUFFIXES. -ble -ile
-ive = having power.
-ferous = causing or producing. -fic
-aceous = of; having the quality. -acious
-escent = becoming.
III.
-ate VERB SUFFIXES -fy = to make; render; perform an act. -ise -ize
EXERCISE.
I.
a. Write and define nouns denoting the agent (one who or that which) from the following:--
1. Nouns.
MODEL: art + ist = artist, one who practices an art.[5]
1 art 2 cash 3 humor 4 history 5 vision 6 tribute 7 cure 8 engine 9 auction 10 cannon 11 flute 12 drug 13 tragedy 14 mutiny 15 grammar 16 credit 17 note 18 method 19 music 20 flower (flor-)
2. Verbs.
1 profess 2 descend 3 act 4 imitate 5 preside 6 solicit 7 visit 8 defend 9 survey 10 oppose (oppon-)
3. Adjectives.
1 adverse 2 secret 3 potent 4 private
b. Write and define nouns denoting the recipient (one who is or that which) from the following:--
1 assign 2 bedlam 3 captum (taken) 4 devote 5 favor 6 lease 7 natus (born) 8 patent 9 refer 10 relate
c. Write and define nouns denoting state, condition, quality, or act, from the following:--
1. Nouns.
1 magistrate 2 parent 3 cure 4 private 5 pilgrim 6 hero 7 despot 8 judge 9 vassal 10 vandal
2. Verbs.
1 conspire 2 marry 3 forbear 4 repent 5 ply 6 abase 7 excel 8 prosper 9 enjoy 10 accompany 11 depart 12 abound 13 abhor 14 compose 15 deride (deris-)
3. Adjectives.
1 accurate 2 delicate 3 distant 4 excellent 5 current 6 parallel 7 prompt (i-) 8 similar 9 docile 10 moist
d. Write and define nouns denoting place WHERE from the following words:--
1 grain 2 deposit 3 penitent 4 arm 5 observe
e. Write and define nouns expressing diminutives of the following nouns:--
1 part 2 globe 3 animal 4 verse 5 corpus (body)
II.
a. Write and define adjectives denoting relating to, like, or being, from the following nouns:--
1 parent 2 nation 3 fate 4 elegy 5 demon 6 republic 7 Rome 8 Europe 9 Persia 10 presbytery 11 globule 12 luna (the moon) 13 oculus (the eye) 14 consul 15 sol (the sun) 16 planet 17 moment 18 element 19 second 20 parliament 21 honor 22 poet 23 despot 24 majesty 25 ocean 26 metal 27 nonsense 28 astronomy 29 botany 30 period 31 tragedy 32 fervor 33 splendor 34 infant 35 puer (a boy) 36 canis (a dog) 37 felis (a cat) 38 promise 39 access 40 transit
b. Write and define adjectives denoting abounding in, having the quality of, from the following nouns:--
1 passion 2 temper 3 oper- (work) 4 fortune 5 popul- (people) 6 affection 7 aqua- (water) 8 verb (a word) 9 beauty 10 courage 11 plenty 12 envy 13 victory 14 joy 15 globe
c. Write and define adjectives denoting that may be, or having the power, from the following verbs:--
1 blame 2 allow 3 move 4 admit (miss-) 5 collect 6 abuse 7 aud- (hear) 8 divide (vis-) 9 vary 10 ara- (plough)
Write and define the following adjectives denoting--
(causing or producing) 1 terror, 2 sopor- (sleep), 3 flor (a flower), 4 pestis (a plague);