#16 - Suffix: -escence (meaning: "process” or “state of being”)

acquiescence [ak-wee-ES-uhns]

• NOUN: the visual property of having lustrous, varying colors

• NOUN: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something;

  acceptance without protest

• NOUN: The emission of visible light by a body as

  its temperature is raised.

• NOUN: the gradual recovery of health and strength after

  illness.

convalescence [kon-vuh-LES-uhns]

• VERB: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

• NOUN: the state, process, or condition of being or becoming

  obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.

• NOUN: The emission of visible light by a body as

  its temperature is raised.

• NOUN: the gradual recovery of health and strength after

  illness.

effervescence [ef-err-VES-uhns]

• NOUN: the process of bubbling as gas escapes; irrepressible

  liveliness and good spirit

• the state, process, or condition of being or becoming

  obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.

• NOUN: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary)

  inaction; quiet and inactive restfulness.

• NOUN: the property characteristic of old age; the organic process of growing

  older and showing the effects of increasing age.

efflorescence [ef-luh-RES-uhns]

• ADJECTIVE: conspicuously and offensively loud

• NOUN: the gradual recovery of health and strength after

  illness.

• NOUN: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; the time

  and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• NOUN: the property characteristic of old age; the organic process of growing

  older and showing the effects of increasing age.

evanescence [ev-uh-NES-uhns]

• VERB: request earnestly; ask for aid or protection

• NOUN: the particular occupation for which you are trained

• NOUN: the quality of being fleeting or vanishing quickly;

  impermanence; the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

• VERB: call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

incandescence [in-kuhn-DES-uhns]

• NOUN: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary)

  inaction; quiet and inactive restfulness.

• NOUN: a group gathered in response to a summons

• NOUN: The emission of visible light by a body as

  its temperature is raised.

• VERB: cancel officially

iridescence [ir-i-DES-uhns]

• NOUN: the state, process, or condition of being or becoming

  obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.

• VERB: cancel officially

• VERB: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

• NOUN: the visual property of having lustrous, varying colors

obsolescence [ob-suh-LES-uhns]

• ADJECTIVE: clearly defined or formulated

• NOUN: the state, process, or condition of being or becoming

  obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.

• NOUN: the process of bubbling as gas escapes; irrepressible

  liveliness and good spirit

• NOUN: the state, process, or condition of being or becoming

  obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.

quiescence [kwee-ES-uhns or kwahy-ES-uhns]

• ADJECTIVE: clearly defined or formulated

• NOUN: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary)

  inaction; quiet and inactive restfulness.

• VERB: call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

• NOUN: the particular occupation for which you are trained

senescence [si-NES-uhns]

• NOUN: the property characteristic of old age; the organic process of growing

  older and showing the effects of increasing age.

• NOUN: the particular occupation for which you are trained

• NOUN: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; the time

  and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• NOUN: the process of bubbling as gas escapes; irrepressible

  liveliness and good spirit