Topic SuffixesGroup: 2
Suffix / Meaning / Key Word(s)1. / -ing / verb form/
present participle / running
2. / -ism / the act, practice, or process of doing something / Catholicism
plagiarism
3. / -ist / a person who does a specified action or activity;
a person who makes or produces something specified;
a person who plays a specified musical instrument / environmentalist
novelist
guitarist
4. / -ion, -tion, -ation,
-ition / the act of;
the process of / occasion
attraction
5. / -ity, -ty / state of / faulty
individuality
6. / -ive, -ative, -itive / Performing or tending toward a certain action
(adjective form of a verb) / abusive
descriptive
7. / -less / without / fearless
homeless
8. / -logue, -log / a particular kind of speaking or writing / prologue
dialogue
9. / -ly / characteristic of / quickly
bravely
Suffixes Group 2 Words and Definitions
Word / Part of speech / Pronunciation / Meaningscathing / adj. / (ˈskāT͟HiNG) / bitterly, severe, as a remark
cynicism / n. / (ˈsinəˌsizəm) / an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.
orthopedist / n. / (or·tho·pe·dist) / aspecialistincorrectingdeformitiesoftheskeletalsystem(especiallyinchildren)
improvisation / n. / (imˌprävəˈzāSH(ə)n) / the action of improvising;
something that is improvised, especially a piece of music, drama, etc., created without preparation
brevity / n. / (ˈbrevədē) / concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
putative / adj. / (ˈpyo͞odədiv) / commonly accepted or supposed
coercive / adj. / (kōˈərsiv) / relating to or using force or threats
dauntless / adj. / (dôntls) / very brave
monologue
OR
monolog / n. / (mn-lôg, -lg) / (Theatre)alongspeechmadebyoneactorinaplay,film,etc,especiallywhenalone;
Anylongspeechbyoneperson,especiallywheninterferingwithconversation
haughtily / adv. / (hôtly)
haughty = (hôt) / characteristic of haughty
haughty = disdainfullyproud;snobbish;scornfullyarrogant;