A | B |
desultory | de-, off, thoroughly + SULT- to leap + -ory, tending to |
introspectiveness | intro-, within + SPECT-, to look + -ive, tending to + -ness, quality |
prefatory | pre-, before + FAT, to speak + -ory, serving as |
discursive | dis-, in different directions + CURS-, to run + -ive, tending to |
during | DUR-, to last + -ing, participial suffix |
conservative | con-, with + SERV-, to save (pr preserve) + -at-, verbal suffix + -ive, tending to |
tortuous | TORT-, to twist + uous, tending to |
compulsive | com-, very (intensive) + PULS-, to drive, push + -ive, inclined to |
discernible | dis-, apart + CERN-, to distinguish + -ible, able to be |
assidious | ad-, to + SID, to sit, settle + -uous, inclined to |
sensuous | SENS-, to feel + -uous, tending to |
cursory | CURS-, to run + -ory, tending to |
effusive | ef-, out + FUS-, to pour + -ive, tending to |
expository | ex-, out + POSIT-, to put, place + -ory, serving to |
obdurate | ob-, against + DUR-, hard + -ate, verbal suffix |
nascent | NASC-, to be born + -ent, -ing |
impulsive | im-, into, against + PULS-, to drive, push + -ive, tending to |
perspicuous | per-, thoroughly + SPIC-, to look + -uous, tending to |
deciduous | de-, off, from + CID-, to fall + -uous, tending to |
repulsive | re-, back + PULS-, to drive + -ive, inclined to |
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