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Study the word list: -ancy words

Some words ending in -ant are changed to nouns by using the ending -ancy.

translate:
accountancy He owned a large accountancy firm.
buoyancy He greeted everybody with much buoyancy.
discrepancy There was a discrepancy in the company finances.
flippancy There should be no flippancy during church services.
hesitancy Hesitancy to answer questions might be seen as suspicious.
infancy We learn to talk during our infancy.
malignancy Malignancy is the presence of a cancerous tumour.
militancy The crowds protested with militancy.
redundancy Every year, many people face redundancy.
tenancy I currently have tenancy of a flat in the city.
truancy Truancy will not be tolerated in this school.
vacancy The hotel only had one vacancy.

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Learn about these words in Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence

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