spectre
integer
bouquet
incisors
coroner
acceptable
plausible
pitiable
sceptre
feasible
affidavit
palatable
signature
chargeable
bivouac
battalion
beneficial
artificial
competitor
conspiracy
government
eligible
plaintiff
impostor
noticeable
trafficker
scavenger
cauliflower
The coroner's signature is noticeable in the affidavit. It was
pitiable to see the scavenger wasted to a mere spectre. The bivouac
of the battalion was highly beneficial. Cauliflower is palatable. The
plaintiff charged his competitors with conspiracy. The government
favors a feasible scheme of artificial drainage. The plausible
impostor is not eligible for office. A bouquet of daisies was
acceptable. Integers are not fractions. Gnawing animals have sharp
incisors. Is he a trafficker in liquor licenses?
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option
fiction
diction
sanction
rejection
deception
expedition
absorption
temptation
competition
rudiment
nutriment
merriment
impediment
compliment
hazardous
physiology
examination
conscience
proposition
Write words in --tion from create, defect, rotate, quote, dispose.
I await the sanction or the rejection of my proposition. Even
keen competition need not induce deception. The author received
compliments on his recent fiction. We had the option of joining the
expedition but deemed it too hazardous. There is an eager absorption
of nutriment by a healthy system. He has an impediment in speech, but
his diction is choice. Their merriment implies no deception. He tries
an examination on the rudiments of physiology. Obey your conscience
despite temptations. Send a petition to the city council against
flimsy partitions in buildings.
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terrific
aquatic
athletic
despotic
pathetic
prolific
intrinsic
pugilistic
democratic
aristocratic
vehement
implement
settlement
amazement
complement
ensue
beverage
exhibition
programme
agricultural
Add --ic to angel, hero, tone, algebra, botany, drama, mason.
Pugilistic exhibitions were excluded from the athletic programme.
The regiment had a full complement of heroic privates. In the newer
settlements agricultural implements are necessary. Our government is
democratic, not despotic or aristocratic. We viewed with amazement
their use of alcoholic beverages and the pathetic scenes that
ensued. The naval conflict was vehement, even terrific. The walrus
is aquatic in habits. Our prairies give a prolific yield of wheat,
whose intrinsic or inherent worth is great. The United States is a
republic. A frantic struggle with a lunatic.
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deity
agility
facility
civility
sincerity
iniquity
docility
alacrity
vicinity
dexterity
Grecian
magician
optician
politician
electrician
prescribe
displayed
negotiate
worshipped
certificate
Join --ity to intense, absurd, plural, noble, fatal, sincere,
docile.
An optician prescribed for my eyes. The politician dwelt on the
iniquity of his opponents and his own sincerity. A magician
displayed agility and dexterity. Ancient Grecian deities were
publicly worshipped by sacrifices. An electrician negotiated for a
residence in our vicinity. Civility and sincerity are certificates
of refinement. Accepting the challenge with alacrity, he showed his
facility in handling weapons. Don't meddle with the gas-meter. Juicy
pears are extremely agreeable to the palates of fever patients.
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apprise
criticise
catechise
advertise
supervise
analyse
paralyse
enterprise
compromise
enfranchise
gaiety
surety
sobriety
notoriety
propriety
collapse
habitual
definition
disputant
intoxicating
NOTE: Chastise, comprise, demise, despise, devise, disguise,
exercise, merchandise, revise, surprise, surmise, also end in ise.
There is no surety that the enterprise will not collapse. He
criticised the propriety of using gestures. The deceased was
paralysed for years before his demise. To analyse means to resolve
into simpler elements. The disputants compromised by agreeing to
accept my definition. I apprised the foreigners that they could not
vote, as they were not enfranchised. Their disloyalty was a matter of
public notoriety. Habitual temperance in using intoxicating liquors
is laudable sobriety. Mention the provinces comprised in Canada.
Explain the meaning of numerator and denominator.
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baptize
utilize
realize
civilize
tantalize
patronize
authorize
familiarize
emphasize
sympathize
addict
verdict
dedicate
contradict
predicate
assertion
missionary
justifiable
licentious
bereavement
Join --ize to equal, brutal, real, central, signal, pauper.
He realizes that the verdict is justifiable. Emphasize the
predicate. I am authorized to contradict his assertions. Refrain
from tantalizing dumb creatures. Patronize home products. The church
was dedicated to divine worship. The heathens were baptized in
the presence of many spectators. Previously they were addicted to
licentious practices. Missionaries aid in civilizing savage peoples.
I sincerely sympathize with you in your bereavement. Familiarize
yourself with the means of utilizing waste products.