Suffix -ous
Potpourri
7.3 Common Core
7.4 Common Core
7.5 Common Core
100
humorous; playfully joking; funny
What is facetious
100
Best possible; most favorable; most desirable; ideal
What is optimum
100
Out of the ordinary; as odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style
What is bizarre
100
A small change that improves something or makes it work better.
What is an adjustment.
100
An additional name that a person sometimes uses.
What is an alias.
200
Meant to impress others; flashy; showy; showing-off
What is ostentatious
200
Something that causes damage, harm, or loss; disadvantage
What is detriment
200
To fill something so that there is no room for anything else; to fill completely
What is cram
200
To attack or hit constantly or repeatedly.
What is bombard.
200
Something that is carried from one place to another by boat, airplane, trucks, etc.
What is cargo.
300
Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others; outgoing
What is gregarious
300
Good judgement or tact in actions or speaking; good sense
What is discretion
300
The act of looking at something carefully and closely
What is examination
300
The pieces that are left after something is destroyed.
What is debris.
300
To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; a dead plant or body; to slowly lose strength, health, etc.
What is decay.
400
Experienced through the imagination; not experience directly; experiencing indirectly
What is vicarious
400
Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
What is sensory
400
An open public area that is usually near city buildings and often has trees and bushes and places to sit, walk and shop
What is a plaza
400
Based on facts rather than feelings or opinions.
What is an objective.
400
A short trip - especially for pleasure.
What is an excursion.
500
Skillful in using the hand or body; ambi- means skilled with both
What is dexterous
500
Careful about moral standards; conscientious; ethical
What is scrupulous
500
A final threat; a promise that force or punishment will be used if someone does not do what is wanted
What is an ultimatum.
500
To give information about a person to an enemy.
What is betray.
500
The act or process of supplying or providing something; done in advance to prepare for something else.
What is provision.
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