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killer, killing
-cide
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words -cide
insecticide, germicide, homicide, patricide, fratricide
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words with -phobia
claustrophobia, agoraphobia (space), xenophobia
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words with -gamy + meaning
marriage: bigamy, polygamy, mongamous
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words with -maniac
obsessed: egomaniac, kleptomaniac, dipsomaniac, pyromaniac
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words with -phile
lover of: bibliophile
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words with -monger
dealer in: warmonger, ironmonger, scandalmonger, a fishmonger
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= deserving
= -worthy
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similar to
ladylike, box-like, godlike
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furthest:
-most: innermost, northmost, outermost
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in the direction of
-wards: cast one’s eyes heavenwards
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like, in the manner of
-esque: picturesque, Romanesque
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causing, making
-some: troublesome, wearisome, quarrelsome, tiresime
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on the surface
outwardly
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-scape
scenery: moonscape, cloudscape
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means of observing
-scope: telescope, periscope
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small:
-let, ette, ling: gosling, droplet, booklet, kitchenette
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