Deepen, Broaden, Strengthen,

Verbs (often derived

en To make or become Lengthen, Soften, Harden, Flatten,
from adjectives)
Shorten, Lighten, Darken.
Clarify, Justify, Qualify, Simplify,
Verbs (often derived
ify To make or cause Amplify, Modify, Specify, Purify,
from adjectives)
Classify, Solidify.
Realize, Organize, Modernize,
ize or ise (British Verbs (often derived Prioritize, Memorize, Customize,
To render or make
English) from nouns) Characterize, Categorize, Visualize,
Familiarize.
Importance, Reliance, Difference,
Nouns (often formed State, quality, or Dependence, Absence, Preference,
ance/ence /ency
from adjectives) action Residence, Consistency, Frequency,
Urgency.
Ship: Friendship, Leadership,
Citizenship, Partnership, Authorship,
Membership, Hardship, Scholarship,
Nouns (often formed Condition, state, or Workmanship, Relationship.
ship/hood
from nouns) quality Hood: Childhood, Adulthood,
Neighborhood, Motherhood,
Fatherhood, Likelihood, Brotherhood,
Priesthood, Livelihood, Widowhood.
Courage, Marriage, Shortage,
Nouns (often formed Related to a result, an
age Damage, Percentage, Package,
from verbs or nouns) action, or a collection
Village, Passage, Storage, Leverage.
Accuracy, Privacy, Democracy,
Nouns (often formed
acy/cy State or quality Literacy, Legacy, Vacancy, Intimacy,
from adjectives or nouns)
Bureaucracy, Supremacy, Efficiency.
Nouns (often formed Biology, Geology, Psychology,
from Greek or Latin roots Sociology, Theology, Anthropology,
logy/ology The study or science of
to mean “the study of Astrology, Technology, Mythology,
biology) Criminology.
ism: A practice, belief, Ism: Realism, Capitalism, Feminism,
Racism, Tourism, Nationalism, Socialism,
or system
Nouns (often formed Humanism, Patriotism, Atheism.
ism/ist ist: A person who
from nouns) Ist: Artist, Scientist, Pianist, Capitalist,
practices or is an Tourist, Activist, Journalist, Biologist,
advocate of Linguist, Novelist.
Tension, Expansion, Collision,
sion Nouns (often formed The act, state, or result Admission, Decision, Mission,
from verbs) of something Conclusion, Permission, Revision,
Conversion.

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Noun (often formed from State, action, or Organization, Communication,
tion/ation
verbs) process Collection, Education, Transportation,
Reaction, Reflection.
Development, Improvement,
Noun (often formed from Adjustment, Investment, Agreement,
ment Action or result of
verbs or nouns) Employment, Management,
Enjoyment, Government, Movement.
Happiness, Kindness, Darkness,
Noun (often formed from Fullness, Sadness, Goodness,
ness State or quality
adjectives) Greatness, Softness, Roughness,
Calmness.
Activity, Creativity, Sensitivity,
Noun (often formed from State, quality, or
ity Mobility, Purity, Probability, Stability,
adjectives) condition
Reliability, Generosity, Electricity.
Teacher, Runner, Actor, Creator,
Noun (often formed from One who does
er/or Player, Driver, Painter, Writer,
verbs) something
Translator, Operator.
Readable, Visible, Suitable, Enjoyable,
Adjectives (often formed Capable of, or suitable
able/ible Portable, Comfortable, Accessible,
from verbs and nouns) for Reliable, Predictable, Flexible.
Hopeful, Careful, Joyful, Useful,
Adjectives (often formed Full of
ful Painful, Faithful, Peaceful,
from nouns)
Wonderful, Powerful, Colorful.
Full of or having Dangerous, Mysterious, Nervous,
Adjectives (often formed
ous qualities of Famous, Furious, Delicious, Curious,
from nouns)
Poisonous, Cautious, Gracious.
Creative, Active, Attractive, Productive,
Adjectives (often formed Having a tendency or
ive Sensitive, Effective, Expressive,
from verbs) quality Impressive, Supportive, Expensive.
Hopeless, Fearless, Powerless,
Adjectives (often formed Without
less Endless, Speechless, Harmless,
from nouns)
Helpless, Careless, Useless, Tasteless.
Childlike, Lifelike, Warlike, Birdlike,
Adjectives (often formed Resembling or similar
like Dreamlike, Catlike, Treelike,
from nouns) to
Ghostlike, Ladylike, Businesslike.
Adjectives/Nouns (often Having the quality of, Childish, Foolish, Selfish, Bluish,
ish formed from adjectives somewhat, or relating Reddish, Brownish, Youngish,
and nouns) to Bookish, Stylish, Spanish.
Examples (As Verbs): Running,
Continuous action (for Singing, Eating, Reading, Writing.
Verbs/Adjectives (often
ing verbs); characteristic Examples (As Adjectives): Interesting,
formed from verbs)
of (for adjectives) Exciting, Surprising, Confusing,
Thrilling.

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Past tense (for verbs);
Verbs/Adjectives (often Worked, Helped, Missed.
ed having the quality of
formed from verbs) Examples (As Adjectives): Bored,
(for adjectives)
Amazed, Tired, Annoyed, Pleased.
Having the quality of Examples (As Adjectives): Rainy, Sunny,
Adjectives/Nouns (often (for adjectives); state Windy, Salty, Snowy.
y
formed from nouns) or condition (for Examples (As Nouns): Jealousy, Honesty,
nouns) Bravery, Beauty, Complexity.
Related to or Examples (As Adjectives): Personal,
Adjectives/Nouns (often connected with (for Natural, Social, Formal, Cultural.
al
formed from nouns) adjectives); the act of Examples (As Nouns): Removal,
(for nouns) Approval, Arrival, Proposal, Renewal.
Examples (As Nouns): Assistant,
A person who (as a Servant, Participant, Student, Agent.
Adjectives/Nouns (often
ant/ent noun); inclined to (as Examples (As Adjectives): Dominant,
formed from verbs)
an adjective) Significant, Persistent, Different,
Efficient.
Relating to (as an Examples (As Adjectives): Scientific,
Adjectives/Nouns (often
adjective); a field of Artistic, Organic, Historic, Poetic.
ic formed from adjectives
study or profession (as Examples (As Nouns): Logic, Music,
and nouns)
a noun) Rhetoric, Physics, Arithmetic.
Examples (As Verbs): Create,
Verbs: to make or
Dominate, Motivate, Navigate,
perform an action
Validate.
Nouns: often denote a
Examples (As Nouns): Delegate,
position, function, or
ate Adjectives/Nouns/Verbs Candidate, Advocate, Graduate,
state
Affiliate.
Adjectives: having the
Examples (As Adjectives): Delicate,
quality or
Fortunate, Desolate, Considerate,
characteristic of
Passionate.