59. UNDER, beneath; as, underclerk, beneath the principal clerk, under sell, to sell beneath or under the price of another. 60. UP, aloft, high, over; as, upset, to turn over. 61. WITH, from, against; as, withhold, to hold from; withstand, to stand against. POSTFIXES. 62. ABILITY or IBILITY, quality or power; as, durability, quality or power of lasting; divisibility, the quality of being divided or separated into parts. 63. ABLE, IBLE, BLE, that can be; as, portable, that can be carried; curable, that can be cured; flexible, that can be bent. 64. Ac, of or belonging to, one who; as, elegiac, belonging to elegy; maniac, one who is mad. 65. ACEOUS, consisting of, resembling; as, herbaceous, consisting of herbs. 66. Acy, being, state of being, office; as, celibacy, state of being single; magistracy, office of magistrate. 67. AGE, collection, state, being, state of being, thing, sum; as, foliage, collection of leaves; bondage, state of being tied. 68. AL, ICAL, of, becoming, belonging to, befitting, act of, thing; as, filial, becoming for a son; botanical, belonging to botany; revisal, the act of revising. 69. AN, pertaining, belonging, or relating to, one who; as, sylvan, relating to a wood; historian, one who writes history. 70. ANCE, ANCY, being or state of being, act or ing; as, compliance, act of complying; constancy, state of being constant. 71. ANE, belonging to; as, mundane, belonging to the world; urbane, belonging to the city. 72. ANT, being, ing, one who; as, brilliant, shining; assistant, one who assists. 73. AR, pertaining or relating to, one who; as, solar, relating to the sun; beggar, one who begs. 74. ARD, one who; as, sluggard, one who is sluggish. 75. ARY, belonging or relating to, one who, the place, thing that; literary, relating to literature; missionary, one who is sent; library, the place for books. 76 ATE, one who, to make, to give, having, full; as, graduate, one who takes a degree; debilitate, to make feeble; animate, having life. 77. CLE, little; as, canticle, a little song; particle, a little part. 78. Doм; place, power, state of being; as, freedom, state of being free 79. EE, one who; as, absentee, one who is absent. 80. EER, one who; as, mountaineer, one who lives on a mountain. 81. EN, made of, to make; as, wooden, made of wood; harden, to make 82. ENCE, ENCY, state of being, act, being, ing; as, confluence, a flowing 83. ENT, being, ing, one who; as, antecedent, going before; agent, one 84. ER, one who; as, teacher, one who teaches. 85. ESCENCE, act or state of growing, becoming; as, convalescence, state 86. ESCENT, growing or becoming; as, convalescent, becoming well 87. FUL, full of; as, doubtful, full of doubt. 88. FY, to make; as, magnify, to make great. 89. HOOD, state of, office; as, childhood, state of a child. 90. Ic, Ics, thing, art, science, one who; as, logic, the science of reason 91. IC, ICAL, belonging to; as, heroic, or heroical, belonging to a hero. 91. ILE, belonging to, can be; as, juvenile, belonging to youth. 98. ISH, belonging to, like, little of, to make; as, boyish, like a boy; 99. Isм, an idiom, state of being, doctrine; as, Anglicism, an English 100. IST, one who; as, artist, one who practises an art 101. ITE, one who, having; as, favorite, one who is favored; definite. 102. ITY, TY, state of being, being; as, felicity, state of being happy. 104. KIN, little as, manikin, a little man. 105. LENT, full of, containing; as, virulent, containing poison. 106. LESS, without; as, fruitless, without fruit. 107. LET, little; as, streamlet, a little stream. 108. LIKE, like, or resembling; as, warlike, like or resembling war. 109. LING, little, young; as, duckling, a little or young duck. 110. Ly, like, like in quality; as, manly, like a man. 111. MENT, being, state of being, act, thing; as, retirement state of 112. MONY, state of being, thing; as, sanctimony, state of being sacred. 113. NESS, being, state of being; as, blessedness, state of being blessed. 114 Оck, little; as, hillock, a little hill. 115. OR, action or effect of the primitive verb, one who; as, clamor, a crying out; benefactor, one who does good. 116. ÓRY, place, thing, belonging or relating to, ing; as, armory, a place for arms; promissory, relating to a promise; transitory, passing away. 117. OSE, full of; as, verbose, full of words. 118. Or, one who; as, zealot, one who has zeal. 119. Ous, full of, having, consisting of, given to, ing; as, grievous, full of grief; contentious, given to contention. 120. Ry, being, art, place; as, slavery, being a slave; cookery, art of cooking. 121. SHIP, office, state; as, professorship, the office of a professor. 122. SOME, full of, somewhat; as, toilsome, full of toil. 123. STER, one who; as, songster, one who sings. 124. T, TH, thing, being; as, gift, a thing given; length, thing extended 125. TUDE, UDE, being, or state of being; as, gratitude, state of being grateful. 126. ULE, little; as, reticule, a little bag. 127. URE, thing, act, state of being, art; as, scripture, thing written; composure, state of being composed. 128. WARD, in the direction of; as, homeward, in the direction of home. 129. Y, being, state of being, ing, full of, consisting of; as, antipathy, a feeling against; modesty, state of being modest; dusty, full of dust. |