Barron's SUFFIXES
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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able, ible
portable
legible -
able, ible = CAPABLE OF
portable = able to be carried
legible = able to be read -
ac, ic
cardiac
aquatic -
ac, ic = LIKE, PERTAINING TO
cardiac = pertaining to the heart
aquatic = pertaining to the water -
acious, icious
audacious
avaricious -
acious, icious = FULL OF
audacious = full of daring
avaricious = full of greed -
al
maniacal
portal
logical -
al = PERTAINING TO
maniacal = insance
portal = doorway
logical = pertaining to logic -
ant, ent
eloquent
suppliant
verdant -
ant, ent = FULL OF
eloquent = pertaining to fluid, effective speech
suppliant = pleader (one full of request)
verdant = green -
ary
dictionary
honorary
luminary -
ary = LIKE, CONNECTED TO
dictionary = book connected with words
honorary = with honor
luminary = celestial body -
ate
consecrate
enervate
mitigate -
ate = TO MAKE
consecrate = to make holy
enervate = to make weary
mitigate = to make less severe -
ation
exasperation
irritation -
ation = THAT WHICH IS
exasperation = irritation
irritation = annoyance -
cy
democracy
obstinancy -
cy = STATE OF BEING
democracy = governemt ruled by the people
obstinancy = stubbornness -
eer, er, or
mutineer
lecher
censor -
eer, er, or = PERSON WHO
mutineer = person who rebels
lecher = person who lusts
censor = person who deletes improper remarks -
escent
evanescent
pubescent -
escent = BECOMING
evanescent = tending to vanish
pubescent = arriving at puberty -
fic
terrific
soporific -
fic = MAKING, DOING
terrific = arousing great fear
soporific = causing sleep -
fy
magnify
petrify -
fy = TO MAKE
magnify = enlarge
petrify = turn to stone -
iferous
pestiferous
vociferous -
iferous = PRODUCING, BEARING
pestiferous = carrying disease
vociferous = bearing a loud voice -
il, ile
puerile
civil -
il, ile = PERTAINING TO, CAPABLE OF
puerile = pertaining to a boy or child
civil = polite -
ism
monotheism
fanaticism -
ism = DOCTINE, BELIEF
monotheism = belief in one god
fanaticism = extreme belief, excessive zeal -
ist
realist
artist -
ist = DEALER, DOER
realist = one who is realistic
artist = one who deals with art -
ity
credulity
sagacity -
ity = STATE OF BEING
credulity = state of being unduly willing to believe
sagacity = wisdom -
ive
quantitative
effusive -
ive = LIKE
quantitative - concerned with quantity
effusive - gushing -
ize, ise
harmonize
enfranchise -
ize, ise = TO MAKE
harmonize = make harmonious
enfranchise = make free or set free -
old
ovoid
anthropoid
spheroid -
old = RESEMBLING, LIKE
ovoid = like an egg
anthropoid - resembling a human being
spheroid - resembling a sphere -
ose
verbose -
ose = FULL OF
verbose - full of words -
osis
psychosis
hypnosis -
osis = CONDITION
psychosis - diseased mental condition
hypnosis - condition of induced sleep -
ous
nauseous
ludicrous -
ous = FULL OF
nauseous - full of nausea
ludicrous - foolish -
tude
fortitude
certitude -
tude = STATE OF
fortitude - state of strength
certitude - state of sureness