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1)
The -ist
in careers and in beliefs in 72 words:
- specialist,
socialist,
journalist,
capitalist,
imperialist,
idealist,
realist,
materialist,
existentialist,
individualist,
environmentalist,
fundamentalist,
nationalist,
finalist,
internationalist,
novelist
- pianist,
humanist,
hygienist,
machinist,
communist,
opportunist,
Zionist,
perfectionist,
evolutionist,
revolutionist,
impressionist,
chauvinist,
columnist
- druggist,
genealogist,
dermatologist,
gynecologist,
cardiologist,
neurologist,
geologist,
psychologist,
zoologist,
sociologist,
anthropologist,
archeologist,
pathologist
- artist,
scientist,
dentist,
Baptist
- racist,
pharmacist,
Narcissist,
Marxist
- optometrist,
psychiatrist,
guitarist,
humorist
- Buddhist,
sadist,
Methodist
- lobbyist,
economist,
activist,
linguist
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2)
The -est in comparison:
The -est
is used for comparing three or more things.
small,
smaller,
smallest;
cold, colder,
coldest
glad,
gladder,
gladdest;
smart, smarter,
smartest
short,
shorter,
shortest;
slow, slower,
slowest
strong,
stronger,
strongest;
warm, warmer,
warmest
deep,
deeper,
deepest;
wide, wider,
widest
safe,
safer,
safest;
humble, humbler,
humblest
nice,
nicer,
nicest;
free, freer,
freest
happy
(y
becomes i
>happi)
>happier, happiest
lucky
(y
becomes i
>lucki)
>luckier, luckiest
busy
( y
becomes i
>busi)
>busier, busiest
angry
(y
becomes i
>angri)
>angrier, angriest
hungry
(y
becomes i
>hungri)
>hungrier, hungriest
sleepy
(y
becomes i
>sleppi)
>sleepier, sleepiest
cloudy
(y
becomes i
>cloudi)
>cloudier, cloudiest
Note:
The -ist makes nouns,
and the -est makes adjectives.
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