Question

I had a list of 50 words to change the parts of speech of. I got most of them but I can't seem to find these anywhere.

Conjure - change to a noun and adj.
pernicious - change to a noun and verb
diffident - change to a noun and verb
lament - change to an adj.
rancor - change to a verb and adj.
enmity - change to a verb and adj.
discourse - change to a verb and adj.
perjury - change to a verb and adj.

Could someone help me?

Answer 1

I looked up "pernicious" at http://www.answers.com, and found only the adjective form (which is obvious from the -ous on the end of it).

You could make it a noun by adding the ending -ness.

You can also go to http://www.onelook.com and enter the main part of each word and an asterisk (wild card!) -- and see what comes up.

conjur*
pernic*
diffid*
lamen*
ranc*
enmit*
discours*
perjur*

Let us know what you find.

And remember that there are some pretty standard adjective and noun endings:

-ous (adj.)
-ness (n.)
-tion (n.)
etc.

Let us know what else you come up with.

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