Riley is back in Class

My Prefix is a pet

My suffix violent,

My Infix thinks himself

to be most important

What Am I?

2 Answers
2

Are you:

CATEGORY

My Prefix is a pet

CAT

My suffix violent

GORY

My Infix thinks himself to be most important

EGO

And the title: Riley is back in Class

"Class" is a synonym of "category".

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Why not

CATION

Prefix is a pet

CAT

suffix violent

ION (an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons)

My Infix thinks himself

I

to be most important

CATION means a positively charged ion, i.e., one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis

and Title: 'Riley is back in Class'

Chemistry Class -> reading about Ionic compounds

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