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(Latin: adjective suffix signifying action or being; performing a particular acion)

transfluent
Flowing across.
transient (adjective), more transient, most transient
1. Characteristic of something that is brief; short-termed, temporary, or momentary: No living creature is immortal; in fact, all animals and vegetation on earth are transient.
2. Referring to people who work or stay in one area for a brief time: Greg decided to travel around Europe, staying at accommodations that are provided for transient people, or for those who are just passing through the towns.
A reference to someone who stays for a very short time .
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violent (adjective)
1. Using physical force to injure someone or to damage something; as, a violent crime.
2. Showing emotional intensity or strong feeling: "He had violent objections to the proposal."
3. Showing extreme, destructive, or uncontrollable force; such as, a violent thunderstorm.
4. Very intense or severe: "She had a violent headache."
5. Caused by force rather than by natural causes: "She met a violent death."
virulent (adjective)
1. That which is very infectious, malignant, or poisonous.
2. Descriptive of being capable of causing disease by breaking down protective mechanisms of the host.
3. Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful: "He received virulent criticism from his supervisor."
4. A reference to being intensely irritating, obnoxious, or harsh.
vitrescent
Tending to become glass.
volent (adjective)
1. Exercising, or capable of exercising, will or choice in respect of one’s conduct or course of action.
2. Someone who freely chooses or determines the course of action which he/she follows.