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Roots Week 11
-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency, -ity, -ship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency | States of Being |
| compliance | (n) The act or process of doing what you have been asked or ordered to do; the act or process of complying. |
| hesitancy | (n) The quality or state of being hesitant |
| tolerance | (n) The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
| buoyancy | (n) The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid, an optimistic and cheerful disposition |
| obedience | (n) Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another’s authority. |
| dependency | (n) A dependent or subordinate thing, especially a country or province controlled by another. |
| competence | (n) The ability to do something successfully or efficiently. |
| complacency | (n) A feeling or being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better; a complacent feeling or condition. |
| State of Being | -ity, -ship |
| sanctity | (n) The quality or state of being holy, very important, or valuable. |
| acuity | (n) The ability to see, hear, or understand something easily. |
| tranquility | (n) The quality or state of being tranquil; calm. |
| eternity | (n) Time without an end; a state that comes after death and never ends; time that seems to be without an end. |
| hardship | (n) Pain and suffering; something that causes pain, suffering, or loss. |
| scholarship | (n) An amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., To a student to help pay for the student’s education, serious formal study or research of a subject. |
| companionship | (n) The good feeling that comes from being with someone else. |
| citizenship | (n) the Fact or status of being a citizen of a particular place; the qualities that a person is expected to have as a responsible member of a community. |