'li can di oc'e san
claim'ant as sist'ant i tin'er ant
a'gent pres'i dent cor re spond'ent

Able and ible signify that may be, capable of being, fit or worthy to be,
or capacity.

eat'a ble blam'a ble am'i ca ble
sal'a ble laugh'a ble nav'i ga ble
leg'i ble for'ci ble com bus'ti ble
cred'i ble au'di ble in del'i ble

Lesson 150.

Ist, ster, ee, and ess, generally signify the person who, or thing which.
The last is an affix denoting the feminine gender.

aur'ist phys'i cist pi a'nist
tap'ster chor'is ter for'est er
grant ee' mort ga gee' as sign ee'
em'press shep'herd ess mar'chion ess

Dom signifies the office of or state of being; hood, the state of being;
ish, somewhat, like; and ism, the condition or doctrines of.

king'dom chris'ten dom hea'then dom
child'hood maid'en hood live'li hood
knav'ish yel'low ish a'gu ish
Bud'dhism Meth'od ism Mor'mon ism

Lesson 151.

Eer or ier generally signifies one who has charge of; en means made of,
or, with adjectives, to make; ic signifies pertaining to, belonging to, or
like; and ise or ize, to make, to become, or to assimilate.

cash ier' fin an cier' gon do lier'
cloth'ier en gi neer' can non eer'
beech'en be hold'en em bold'en
bright'en en light'en en liv'en
civ'ic ce phal'ic me tal'lic
u'til ize cat'e chise crit'i cise
sat'ir ize civ'il ize os'tra cize

Lesson 152.

Ion and ment denote the state of being, or the act of; fy, to make or
become; ance or ence, the act or state of; ive, having a tendency to, or
the power or nature of; ory, the power or nature of, or belonging to; and
ous, partaking of, or full of.

dis per'sion di ver'sion as per'sion
ex cep'tion e lec'tion con di'tion
a tone'ment a gree'ment dec're ment
de'i fy stu'pe fy sat'is fy
an noy'ance ac cord'ance con cord'ance
oc cur'rence ab hor'rence in dul'gence
a mu'sive con clu'sive of fen'sive
cur'so ry ar'mo ry man'da to ry
dan'ger ous li'bel ous har mo'ni ous

Lesson 153.

Kin, ling, let, and ule indicate smallness or diminution.

lamb'kin man'i kin la'dy kin
duck'ling un'der ling fos'ter ling
leaf'let riv'u let flag'eo let
glob'ule mol'e cule an i mal'cule

Some means like or same, full of, or very; ward denotes in the direction
of; ure mea