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-able -ible confusion P2

Words that needs extra attention when adding -ible and -able suffixes
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  1. flexible
    able to bend easily
  2. reproducible
    capable of being reproduced
  3. comprehensible
    capable of being understood
  4. forcible
    impelled by physical force especially against resistance
  5. resistible
    capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated
  6. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  7. fusible
    capable of being melted and fused
  8. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  9. corrigible
    capable of being corrected or set right
  10. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  11. reversible
    capable of being returned to the original condition
  12. corruptible
    capable of being corrupted
  13. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  14. risible
    arousing or provoking laughter
  15. credible
    capable of being believed
  16. intelligible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  17. sensible
    able to feel or perceive
  18. defensible
    capable of being justified or protected
  19. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  20. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  21. destructible
    easily destroyed
  22. legible
    capable of being read or deciphered
  23. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  24. digestible
    capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
  25. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  26. vendible
    fit to be offered for sale
  27. dirigible
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft
  28. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  29. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  30. perceptible
    capable of being grasped by the mind or senses
  31. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  32. divisible
    capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
Created on 七月 11, 2010

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