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Word Terminals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ic, -al, -ac -ical; -tic | Pertaining to |
| -y | The act, or result of an action; A condition or quality |
| -ia | A disease; An unhealthy state or condition |
| -um; -is; - us; -on; | Noun ending; Used to form the name of a thing from the root |
| -ar -ary | Pertaining to; Having a connection with |
| -cle | Small; Little |
| -e | Means of; Instrument for |
| -an; -ian; -ician | Of or belonging to; Frequently, a person belonging to or associated with |
| -ide | A Terminal used in the naming of chemical compounds |
| -ist | One who practices; One who does; One who is concerned with |
| -ium | Noun ending; Frequently means place or region, lining or covering tissue |
| -ule | Small, Little; |
| -ular | Pertaining to a small or little; Pertaining to a small version of the thing by the main part of the word |
| -ate | To perform; To put into action; To bring about |
| -ac | Affected by, having; Frequently one who id affected by |
| -ad | toward, in the direction of |
| -form | having the same form; Shaped like; Resembling |
| -ion | Action; Condition resulting from action |
| -ior | Roughly meaning "More Toward" |
| -or | Action; Results; That which does something or has some particular function 2. A person or thing that does something or has some particular function |
| -ous | Full of; Abounding in; Having |
| -ure | Result of an action; Means of an action; Device |
| -a -ae(plural) | Noun ending; Used to form the name of a thing from a root |
| -ant | Pertaining to; Having the characteristics of |
| -ation; -ition | A process, action, or condition |
| -esis | Condition or process |
| -ics | The body of facts, knowledge, matter, etc., pertaining to a subject and hence a science or art; The study of |
| -in | Organic compounds such as carbohydrates and protein |
| -ly | In a manner, in a way, by way of, toward |
| -es -s | Plural ending |
| -id | Pertaining to; "Being" |
| -ness | State; Quality; Instance of being |
| -ian | Belonging to or having some relation to; One Believing in or following |
| -ism | An abnormal condition |
| -ite | A part of the body or bodily organ |
| -itic | Pertaining to or affected by inflammation |
| -ance; -ancy; -ence | A state or condition; The act of |
| -ization | Action, or process |
| -ity | Condition; Character |
| -ive | Of, relating to, having the nature or quality of |