Power Suffixes for Twelfth Grade Students: -escence

Learn this list of words that include the suffix -escence, meaning the "process or state of being."
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  1. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  2. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  3. quiescence
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  4. iridescence
    the visual property of having lustrous, varying colors
  5. phosphorescence
    the emission of light without heat
  6. adolescence
    the period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
  7. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  8. convalescence
    gradual healing through rest after sickness or injury
  9. luminescence
    the emission of light without heat
  10. obsolescence
    falling into disuse or becoming out of date
  11. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  12. efflorescence
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  13. bioluminescence
    luminescence produced by physiological processes
  14. incandescence
    light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  15. recrudescence
    a return of something after a period of abatement
Created on Fri May 30 15:19:45 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 15:38:36 EDT 2025)

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