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Common Suffixes
42 Common Latin/Greek Suffixes for the GRE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| able, ible | capable of, subject to, prone to, worthy of, deserving of |
| ac | relating to, person affected with |
| age | relationship, condition, action or result, place |
| al | of, pertaining to, the act of |
| an, ian | belonging to, related to, characteristic of, resembling, one that is |
| ance, ence | action or process, state of being |
| ant, ent | causing or performing something, state of being, one who does or undergoes |
| ar, ary | relating to, connected to |
| ate | act upon, having, characterized by |
| cy | state of being, quality |
| dom | domain, rank, state of being, collective office |
| eer, er, or | person who does something |
| ery | a place for, the act of, state of, qualities of |
| escent | becoming, beginning to be, characterized by |
| ferous | producing, carrying |
| fic | making, causing |
| fy | make, cause to become |
| ia | abnormal condition, relating to |
| ial | relating to, characterized by |
| ic | having to do with, one characterized by |
| ide | group of related chemical compounds, binary compound, chemical element with properties that are similar to another |
| il, ile | pertaining to, capable of being |
| ine | having the nature of, relating to, resembling, made of, chemical substance |
| ion, tion, ation | the result of |
| ise, ize | make, beomce like |
| ism | belief, doctrine, devotion to, act of |
| ist | one who does something, one who blieves or adheres to, an expert |
| ite | make, do, inhabitant or native of, descendant of, adherent of |
| itis | inflammatory disease |
| ity, ty | state of, quality |
| ive | tending toward an action, belonging, quality of |
| let | small, small object worn on the body |
| logy, ology | expression, theory, science or study of |
| ly | like, to the extent of, recurring at specified intervals, in a specified way |
| ment | an act, state, means |
| oid | resembling, relating to |
| or | a person or thing that does something, a quality or condition |
| ory | relating to, characterized by, a place used for |
| ose | full of, characterized by, a form of sugar |
| osis | condition, disease |
| ous | full of, characterized by |
| tude | state of |