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GRE Word Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -able | capable of (adjective) |
| -ible | capable of (adjective) |
| -ac | like, pertaining to (adjective) |
| -ic | like, pertaining to (adjective) |
| -acious | full of (adjective) |
| -icious | full of (adjective) |
| -al | like, pertaining to (adjective or noun) |
| -ant | full of (adjective or noun) |
| -ent | full of (adjective or noun) |
| -ary | like, connected with (adjective or noun) |
| -ate | to make (verb) |
| -ation | that which is (noun) |
| -cy | state of being (noun) |
| -eer | person who (noun) |
| -er | person who (noun) |
| -or | person who (noun) |
| -escent | becoming (adjective) |
| -fic | making, doing (adjective) |
| -fy | to make (verb) |
| iferous | producing, bearing (adjective) |
| -il | pertaining to, capable of (adjective) |
| -ile | pertaining to, capable of (adjective) |
| -ism | doctrine, belief (noun) |
| -ist | dealer, doer (noun) |
| -ity | state of being (noun) |
| -ive | like (adjective) |
| -ize | to make (verb) |
| -ise | to make (verb) |
| -oid | resembling, like (adjective) |
| -ose | full of (adjective) |
| -osis | condition (noun) |
| -ous | full of (adjective) |
| -tude | state of (noun) |