Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "an action; condition; causing a specific action."
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  1. abundant
    present in great quantity
  2. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  3. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  4. assistant
    a person who contributes to the furtherance of an effort
  5. brilliant
    full of light; shining intensely
  6. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  7. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  8. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  9. defendant
    someone against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  10. different
    unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
  11. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  12. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  13. independent
    free from external control and constraint
  14. insistent
    demanding attention
  15. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
  16. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  17. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  18. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  19. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  20. present
    happening or existing now
  21. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  22. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  23. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  24. significant
    rich in implication
  25. silent
    marked by absence of sound
  26. subsequent
    following in time or order
  27. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  28. violent
    acting with great force or energy or emotional intensity
Created on Fri May 03 14:58:56 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:18:10 EDT 2024)

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