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What is the meaning of the underlinedsuffix of the following word?

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Unfortunately, there's no word here to help me answer this question, but here's a list of basic and common suffixes! Maybe this will help :)

-acy state or quality (privacy, fallacy, delicacy)

-al act or process of (refusal, recital, rebuttal)

-ance, -ence state or quality of (maintenance, eminence, assurance)

-dom place or state of being (freedom, kingdom, boredom)

-er, -or one who (trainer, protector, narrator)

-ism doctrine, belief (communism, narcissism, skepticism)

-ist one who (chemist, narcissist, plagiarist)

-ity, -ty quality of (inactivity, veracity, parity, serenity)

-ment condition of (argument, endorsement, punishment)

-ness state of being (heaviness, sadness, rudeness, testiness)

-ship position held (fellowship, ownership, kinship, internship)

-sion, -tion state of being (concession, transition, abbreviation)

-ate become (regulate, eradicate, enunciate, repudiate)

-en become (enlighten, awaken, strengthen)

-ify, -fy make or become (terrify, satisfy, rectify, exemplify)

-ize, -ise become (civilize, humanize, socialize, valorize)

-able, -ible capable of being (edible, presentable, abominable, credible)

-al pertaining to (regional, grammatical, emotional, coastal)

-esque reminiscent of (picturesque, statuesque, burlesque)

-ful notable for (fanciful, resentful, woeful, doubtful)

-ic, -ical pertaining to (musical, mythic, domestic, chiastic)

-ious, -ous characterized by (nutritious, portentous, studious)

-ish having the quality of (fiendish, childish, snobbish)

-ive having the nature of (creative, punitive, divisive, decisive)

-less without (endless, ageless, lawless, effortless)

-y characterized by (sleazy, hasty, greasy, nerdy, smelly)

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