Suffix List

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

A whole lot, actually.

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

In fact, included are the meaning and a common usage 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             Usage

able, ible	capable of (adjective suffix)	portable - able to be carried legible - able to be read
ac, ic	like, pertaining to	cardiac - pertaining to heart aquatic - pertaining to 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. verdant - green
ary	like, connected with	dictionary - book connectedwith words honorary - connected with honor
ate	to make (verb suffix)	consecrate - to make holy mitigate - make less severe
ation	that which is (noun suffix)	irritation - that which is irritated
cy	state of being (noun suffix)	democracy - ruled by people obstinacy - obstinate state, stubbornness
eer, er, or	person who (noun suffix)	mountaineer - person who climbs mountains teacher - one who teaches advisor - person who advises
escent	becoming (adjective suffix)	evanescent - tending to vanish pubescent - arriving at puberty
fic	making, doing (adjective suffix)	fantastic - arousing great wonder terrific - arousing great fear
fy	to make (verb suffix)	magnify - to 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 docile - easily taught or led
ism	doctrine, belief (noun suffix)	monotheism - belief in one God socialism - kind of governance
ist	dealer, doer (noun suffix)	realist - one who is realistic dentist - deals with teeth
ity	state of being (noun suffix)	sagacity - state of being wise
ive	like (adjective suffix)	quantitative - concerned with number or volume
ize, ise	to make (verb suffix)	harmonize - make harmonious revolutionize - make revolutionary
oid	resembling, like (adjective suffix)	ovoid - like an egg anthropoid - resembling a human
ose	full of (adjective suffix)	verbose - full of words
osis	condition (noun suffix)	psychosis - diseased mental condition hypnosis - 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 certainty