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This ROOT-WORD is the Suffix IC which means NATURE OF & LIKE. Now, just to check are you sure that you are saying IC and not just having a hiccough? In the word hiccough the IC is not at the end and has no value at all. Since IC is so simple, I’ll add the Suffixes AL and LY. You will now have a compound Suffix ICALLY. It can be added to practICALLY every adjective and then it becomes an adverb as: acidICALLY, geologically, heroICALLY, majestICALLY, etc.
1. Endemic : endem IC (en dem’ ik) adj.
Native to a particular people or country
2. Barbaric : barbar IC (bar bar’ ik) adj.
Like a barbarian
3. Caustic : caust IC (kaw’ stik) adj.
Characterized y burning, sharpness
4. Acidic : acid IC (a sid; ik) adj.
Like an acid
5. Geologic : geolog IC (jee o loj’ ik) adj.
Relating to geology
6. Metallic : metal IC (me tal’ ik) adj.
Like metal
7. Drastic : drast IC (dras’ tik) adj.
Relating to rapid action
8. Heroic : hero IC (he roe’ ik) adj.
Like a hero
9. Majestic : majest IC (ma jes; tik) adj.
Like royalty
10. Galactic : galact IC (ga lak’ tik) adj.
Relating to the galaxy
11. Metaphoric : metaphor IC (met a for’ ik) adj.
Like a metaphor, a figure if speech
12. Prosaic : prosa IC (pro zay’ ik) adj.
Related to the prose form; common place dull
13. Poetic : poet IC (poe et’ ik) adj.
Relating to poets or poetry
14. Patriotic : patriot IC (pay tree ot’ ik) adj.
Characterized by love of one’s country
15. Semitic : Semit IC (se mit’ ik) adj.
Relating t
o the Semites
16. Strategic : strateg IC (stra tee’ jik) adj.
Relating to planning for defense
17. Satanic : satan IC (sa tan’ ik) adj.
Like Satan; devilish
18. Tragic : trag IC (traj’ ik) adj.
Like a tragedy; calamity
19. Emphatic : emphat IC (em fat’ ik) adj.
Characterized by strong expression
20. Realistic : realist IC (ree a lis’ tik) adj.
Like reality; like life as it is
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