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-- W 09 -- Suffixes; People

-- W 09 --Suffixes; People
WP, C7; BP, C7

respectable


sensible

literate

considerate

communism

patriotism

geologist

hypnotist

computerize

dramatize

affectionately

sparingly

quietness

boldness

interrogator

teacher

interruption

sensation

gratitude

multitude

respectable - adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; large in amount or extent or degree; deserving of esteem and respect


sensible - adj. aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; readily perceived by the senses; able to feel or perceive; showing reason or sound judgment

literate - noun a person who can read and write; adj. knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; versed in literature; dealing with literature; able to read and write

considerate - adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others

communism - noun a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

patriotism - noun love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

geologist - noun a specialist in geology

hypnotist - noun a person who induces hypnosis

computerize - verb store in a computer; provide with computers; control a function, process, or creation by a computer

dramatize - verb represent something in a dramatic manner; put into dramatic form; add details to

affectionately - adv. with affection

sparingly - adv. to a meager degree or in a meager manner

quietness - noun the property of making no sound; a state of peace and quiet

boldness - noun the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly; impudent aggressiveness; the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

interrogator - noun a questioner who is excessively harsh

teacher - noun a personified abstraction that teaches; a person whose occupation is teaching

interruption - noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

sensation - noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

gratitude - noun a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

multitude - noun the common people generally; a large gathering of people; a large indefinite number


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pedagogy - noun the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the profession of a teacher; the principles and methods of instruction


demagogy - noun impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace

leadership - noun the activity of leading; the ability to lead; the body of people who lead a group; the status of a leader

gynarchy - noun a political system governed by a woman

Definition not found for coel. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coel for a definition.

body - noun the external structure of a vehicle; the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; the central message of a communication; a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; a collection of particulars considered as a system; an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; verb invest with or as with a body; give body to; noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape; the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

hernia - noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

Definition not found for hydatidocele. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hydatidocele for a definition.

amniocentesis - noun (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

Definition not found for rachicentesis. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rachicentesis for a definition.

Definition not found for grainlike. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grainlike for a definition.

structure - noun a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; a particular complex anatomical part; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; verb give a structure to; noun the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

killing - noun the act of terminating a life; an event that causes someone to die; a very large profit; adj. very funny

agent - noun an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations; any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau; a substance that exerts some force or effect; the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

government - noun the act of governing; exercising authority; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; the study of government of states and other political units

Definition not found for kakistocracy. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kakistocracy for a definition.

cycle - noun a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; a periodically repeated sequence of events; a series of poems or songs on the same theme; an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; verb recur in repeating sequences; pass through a cycle; cause to go through a recurring sequence; noun a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals; the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second; verb ride a bicycle; ride a motorcycle

unit - noun a single undivided whole; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

stretching - noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening; exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

out - noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; verb be made known; be disclosed or revealed; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; adj. outer or outlying; outside or external; no longer fashionable; directed outward or serving to direct something outward; not worth considering as a possibility; not allowed to continue to bat or run; out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; adv. away from home; verb to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; adj. being out or having grown cold; knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; excluded from use or mention; adv. from one's possession

removal - noun dismissal from office; the act of removing

laryngectomy - noun surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)

hematemesis - noun vomiting blood

hyperemesis - noun severe and excessive vomiting

condition - noun the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition; an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else; (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; a state at a particular time; the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'); verb apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; put into a better state; establish a conditioned response; noun information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

leukemia - noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

tissue - noun part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function; a soft thin (usually translucent) paper; verb create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

Definition not found for mesenchyma. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mesenchyma for a definition.

actress - noun a female actor

waitress - noun a woman waiter; verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

sensation - noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

feeling - noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states; an intuitive understanding of something; a physical sensation that you experience; the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

driving - noun the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal; adj. having the power of driving or impelling; acting with vigor; noun hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

or - noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

Definition not found for of. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/of for a definition.

Definition not found for having. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/having for a definition.

solid - noun a three-dimensional shape; the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape; a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure; adj. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; incapable of being seen through; having three dimensions; acting together as a single undiversified whole; characterized by good substantial quality; of one substance or character throughout; of the same color throughout; of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; entirely of one substance with no holes inside; financially sound; of good quality and condition; solidly built; morally admirable; not soft or yielding to pressure; providing abundant nourishment

icosahedron - noun any polyhedron having twenty plane faces

addiction - noun (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

alcoholic - noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually; adj. addicted to alcohol; characteristic of or containing alcohol

rash - noun a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; any red eruption of the skin; adj. imprudently incurring risk; marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

Definition not found for syphilid. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syphilid for a definition.

act - noun something that people do or cause to happen; a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet; a manifestation of insincerity; verb behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; discharge one's duties; play a role or part; perform on a stage or theater; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure; be suitable for theatrical performance; behave unnaturally or affectedly; have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

practice - noun a customary way of operation or behavior; translating an idea into action; the exercise of a profession; knowledge of how something is usually done; verb avail oneself to; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; noun systematic training by multiple repetitions; verb learn by repetition; engage in a rehearsal (of)

dentist - noun a person qualified to practice dentistry

inflammation - noun arousal to violent emotion; a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat; the act of setting something on fire; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

hepatitis - noun inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

certitude - noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

element - noun the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone; the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; an abstract part of something; any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

exception - noun a deliberate act of omission; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; grounds for adverse criticism

ability - noun the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

thereof - adv. of or concerning this or that; from that circumstance or source

Definition not found for of. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/of for a definition.

homeless - noun people who are homeless; someone with no housing; adj. without nationality or citizenship; physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

Definition not found for having. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/having for a definition.

Definition not found for the. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the for a definition.

irrational - adj. not consistent with or using reason; real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; noun a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

but - adv. and nothing more

Definition not found for ogram. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ogram for a definition.

writing - noun the activity of putting something in written form; the act of creating written works; letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); (usually plural) the collected work of an author

solenoid - noun a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

hominoid - noun a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea

science - noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge; ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

Definition not found for planetology. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/planetology for a definition.

biology - noun the science that studies living organisms; characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; all the plant and animal life of a particular region

astronomy - noun the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

word - noun a unit of language that native speakers can identify; a brief statement; a verbal command for action; a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; the sacred writings of the Christian religions; new information about specific and timely events; a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; an exchange of views on some topic; a promise; the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus); verb put into words or an expression

antonym - noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

action - noun something done (usually as opposed to something said); the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; an act by a government body or supranational organization; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; the series of events that form a plot; the state of being active; verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; noun a military engagement; a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); verb put in effect

mitosis - noun cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

Definition not found for ostosis. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ostosis for a definition.

condition - noun the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition; an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else; (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; a state at a particular time; the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'); verb apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; put into a better state; establish a conditioned response; noun information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

psychosis - noun any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

eating - noun the act of consuming food

Definition not found for monophagy. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/monophagy for a definition.

hemophilia - noun congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

acrophobia - noun a morbid fear of great heights

mysophobia - noun a morbid fear of dirt or contamination

audio - noun the sound elements of television; an audible acoustic wave frequency; the audible part of a transmitted signal

telephone - noun electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; transmitting speech at a distance; verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

omniscience - noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

Greek - noun the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages; a native or inhabitant of Greece; adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks

Definition not found for skopos. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skopos for a definition.

state - noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes; a politically organized body of people under a single government; the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; a state of depression or agitation; verb express in words; noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; the territory occupied by a nation; (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); verb put before; indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Definition not found for of. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/of for a definition.

country - noun the territory occupied by a nation; an area outside of cities and towns; the people who live in a nation or country; a politically organized body of people under a single government; a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Afghanistan - noun a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south

turn - noun taking a short walk out and back; the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; a favor for someone; an unforeseen development; (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive; verb pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; become officially one year older; change color; direct at someone; alter the functioning or setting of; let (something) fall or spill a container; shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; pass to the other side of; channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; to send or let go; cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; cause to move around or rotate; cause to move along an axis or into a new direction; move around an axis or a center; get by buying and selling; accomplish by rotating; cause to change or turn into something different; assume new characteristics; noun turning or twisting around (in place); a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; a movement in a new direction; a circular segment of a curve; a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); verb twist suddenly so as to sprain; change to the contrary; undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; go sour or spoil; have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; undergo a change or development

phototropism - noun an orienting response to light

Definition not found for ulcus. Please try http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ulcus for a definition.

ulcer - noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

southward - adv. toward the south; noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees; adj. moving toward the south

clockwise - adj. in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock; adv. in the direction that the hands of a clock move

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