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Suffix List

 

What can a suffix list offer as far vocabulary building goes?

A whole lot, actually.

First off, by studying the following suffix list you can learn how suffixes can and do change the meaning of words.

In fact, included are the meaning and a common useage or two of English language suffixes below.

I recommend you print out the suffix list and spend some time learning them.

There aren't that many, however, they are important and you will certainly help your test scores by knowing them.

  Suffix       Meaning             Useage



able, ible capable of (adjective suffix) portable able to be carried, legible able to be read
ac, ic like, pertaining to cardiac pertaining to the heart, aquatic pertaining to the water
acious, icious full of audacious full of daring, avaricious full of greed
al pertaining to maniacal insane, portal doorway, logical pertaining to logic
ant, ent full of eloquent pertaining to fluid, effective speech, suppliant pleader, verdant green
ary like, connected with dictionary book connected with words, honorary
ate to make (verb suffix) consecrate to make holy mitigate to make less severe
ation that which is (noun suffix) exasperation irritation irritation annoyance
cy state of being (noun suffix) democracy government ruled by people

obstinacy stubbornness

eer, er, or person who (noun suffix) mutineer person who rebels

teacher person who teaches censor person who deletes improper remarks

escent becoming (adjective suffix) evanescent tending to vanish pubescent arriving at puberty
fic making, doing (adjective suffix) terrific arousing great fear
fy to make (verb suffix) magnify enlarge

petrify turn to stone

iferous producing, bearing (adjective suffix) pestiferous carrying disease vociferous having a loud voice
il, ile pertaining to, capable of(adjective suffix) civil polite
ism doctrine, belief (noun suffix) monotheism belief in one god
ist dealer, doer (noun suffix) realist one who is realistic
ity state of being (noun suffix) sagacity wisdom
ive like (adjective suffix) quantitative concerned with number or volume
ize, ise to make (verb suffix) harmonize make harmonious enfranchise make free
oid resembling, like (adjective suffix) ovoid like an egg anthropoid resembling a human being
ose full of (adjective suffix) verbose full of words
osis condition (noun suffix) psychosis diseased mental condition hypnosis condition of induced sleep
ous full of (adjective suffix) nauseous full of nausea ludicrous foolish
tude state of (noun suffix) fortitude state of strength certitude state of sureness

 

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