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Common Suffixes
42 Common Latin/Greek Suffixes for the GRE
Question | Answer |
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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 |