The Suffix -ic

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Others New list It's the End of the Word as We Know It: Common SuffixesThe Suffix -ic It's the End of the Word as We Know It: Common Suffixes: The Suffix -ic 4 lists 44 words 2907 learners

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Definition First Print Flashcards Vocabulary list: The Suffix -ic, Part 1 The Suffix -ic, Part 2 The Suffix -ic, Part 3 The Suffix -ic, Part 4

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VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

• The Suffix -ic, Part 1

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  • ethic
  • enthusiastic
  • lyric
  • democratic
  • rhetoric
  • fanatic
  • eccentric
  • epic
  • skeptic
  • cynic
  • heretic

• The Suffix -ic, Part 2

  Jump to activity:
  • civic
  • prophetic
  • aesthetic
  • politic
  • diabolic
  • despotic
  • synthetic
  • chaotic
  • archaic
  • ironic
  • academic

• The Suffix -ic, Part 3

  Jump to activity:
  • stoic
  • laconic
  • cleric
  • linguistic
  • hydraulic
  • hypnotic
  • didactic
  • apathetic
  • nomadic
  • quixotic
  • parasitic

• The Suffix -ic, Part 4

  Jump to activity:
  • cryptic
  • emetic
  • kinetic
  • statistic
  • psychotic
  • telepathic
  • mimetic
  • prosthetic
  • sycophantic
  • logistic
  • empathetic

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