Jul 9, 2008

SAT Prep | Suffixes

SUFFIX	MEANING	EXAMPLE
—able, —ble	capable of	believable — capable of believing legible — capable of being read vivacious — full of life
—acious, —icious, —ous	full of	delicious — full of pleasurable smell or taste wondrous — full of wonder
—ant, —ent	full of	eloquent — full of eloquence expectant — full of expectation
—ary	connected with	honorary — for the sake of honor disciplinary — relating to a field of study
—ary	connected with	honorary — for the sake of honor disciplinary — relating to a field of study
—ate	to make	ventilate — to make public consecrate — to dedicate
—fy	to make	magnify — to make larger testify — to make witness
—ile	pertaining to, capable of	docile — capable of being managed easily infantile — pertaining to infancy
—ism	belief, ideal	conservationism — ideal of keeping safe sensationalism — matter, language designed to excite
—ist	doer	artist — one who creates art pianist — one who plays the piano
—ose	full of	verbose — full of words grandiose — striking, imposing
—osis	condition	neurosis — nervous condition psychosis — psychological condition
—tude	state	magnitude — state of greatness multitude — state of quantity