Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "act or process."
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  1. abstraction
    the process of formulating general concepts
  2. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  3. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  4. application
    the action of putting something into operation
  5. association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  6. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
  7. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
  8. completion
    a concluding action
  9. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  10. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  11. connection
    a relation between things or events
  12. correction
    the act of fixing a mistake
  13. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  14. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  15. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  16. discussion
    an extended communication dealing with a particular topic
  17. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
  18. evaluation
    the act of ascertaining or judging the quality of
  19. formation
    the act of establishing or creating something
  20. function
    what something is used for
  21. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  22. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
  23. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  24. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  25. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  26. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  27. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  28. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  29. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  30. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Created on Fri May 03 15:05:08 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:21:46 EDT 2024)

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