Suffixes


 * __Suffix -ology(April 6- April 9)__**

anthropology - the study of humans biology - the study of life and living things cardiology - the study of the heart dermatology - the study of the skin ecology - the study of the environment geology - the study of the physical nature, structure, and history of the earth graphology - the study of handwriting and how it relates to a person's character psychology - the study of the mind sociology- the study of how people interact zoology - the study of animals


 * __Suffixes -ian, -or (April 20-April 23)__**

centenarian - a person who is at least 100 years old dictator - a person who tells people what to do without giving them choices governor - a person who manages the political actions of a state; a state leader inventor - a person who creates something that has never before been created juror - a person who is a member of a jury that listens to both sides of a law case in a courtroom to decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent legislator - a person who makes laws librarian - a person who works in a library octogenarian - a person who is between 80 and 90 years old translator - a person who changes one language into another; a person who "cuts across" the language barrior veterinarian - a person who is a doctor of animal science


 * __Suffixes -ance, -ence (April 26- April 30__**)

annoyance - the state of being annoyed; a thing or person who irritates convenience - the quality of being convenient; handy; fits into one's time schedule defiance - the state of bein defiant; the act of boldly resisting authority; breaking the rules diligence - the state of being diligent; not rushing through a task; taking one's time to do the best work; careful and complete in work dominance - the act of being dominant; the state of being in control elegance - the state of being elegant; the state of showing richness or grace in style and manners patience - the state of being patient; waiting without any complaint perseverance - the state of being patient in effort; continuous attempts; never giving up radiance - the quality or state of being radiant; brightness tolerance - the act of being tolerant; accepting differences between and among people