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SAT Suffixes

Terms in this set (68)

-able
can do or possible
-abilty
-ibility
-ible
able to do something
-al
relating to
-an
-ian
-an
belonging to or concerned with
bipartisan
-ence
action or process, quality or state
abstinence
-ency
quality or state
urgency
-acious
tending to, abounding in

loquacious
vivacious,
-ACEOUS adj
tending to, abounding in

curvaceous
herbaceous
-ACITY n
role, ability to

vivacity
perspicacity
-ACY n
state or condition

intimacy
literacy
intricacy
-AR -OR n, formed from verbs
one who, that which does

scholar
executor
-AR adj
characterized by

particular
circular
vulgar
-AGE n
state, place, process

patronage
pilgrimage
mirage
-AL n
state, place process

rehearsal
withdrawal
denial
- ATE v
cause, do/make originate

narrate
agitate
- ATE -ATE noun or adj
group, office, result or function eg.

moderate
advocate
-CIAN n
possessing a specific skill or art

magician
physician
-CY n
action, function

lunacy
prophecy
normalcy
-ANCE n
act, state, condition

resemblance
hindrance
circumstance
ANCY n
quality or state

buoyancy
pliancy
-DOM n
quality, realm

freedom
kingdom
wisdom
-EE n
one who receives the action

refugee
nominee
lessee
-ARY n
belonging to, showing

auxiliary
granary
quandary
-ARY adj.
belonging to, showing

exemplary
involuntary
disciplinary
-ESCENT-ESCENCE adj, n
in the process of

adolescent
senescence
putrescence
-ANT adj
doing action, possessing some quality

stagnant
arrogant
-LESS adj
beyond range of

nevertheless
tasteless
tactless
-NOMY n
Law

autonomy
economy
taxonomy
-ESIS -OSIS n
action, process, condition

genesis
neurosis
osmosis
-ET -ETTE n
small one, group

baronet
sextet
kitchenette
-ER OR n
one who, which does/performs

tailor
marauder
professor
-ER v, n
bluster
hinder
reconsider
splinter
maneuver
-IOUS adj.
of, full of

obnoxious
ingenious
malicious
-IZE v
to make, cause to become, to change into

jeopardize
advertise
apologize
-FY v
do or make

amplify
fortify
stratify
-LY adv
like, manner of

carelessly
unseemly
fearlessly
-ESE n adj
a native of, the language of

Japanese
Javanese
-ESS n
Female

goddess
lioness
actress
- ISH adj
origin, nature, resembling also v

squeamish
yellowish
impoverish
-ISM n
system, manner condition; characteristic

alcoholism
capitalism
-ICE n
condition, state, quality

justice
malice
notice
-ILE adj
relating to, capable of

juvenile
puerile
docile
-MENT n
act of, state of, result

containment
contentment
amendment
-NESS n
state of

restlessness
sparseness
idleness
-INE adj
nature of

feminine
genuine
medicine
-ION-TION-SION n
act, result, state

contagion
conversion
transition
-ERY n
relating to quality, place where

snobbery
bakery
-ORY n adj.
re quality, place

dormitory
observatory
sensory
-FIC adj
making, causing

prolific
pacific
soporific
-FUL adj
full of

frightful
fanciful
bountiful
-IST n
practitioner, doer, believer

anarchist
socialist
artist
-ITE n
native, citizen or member

suburbanite
socialite
graphite
-CULE-adj, n
very small

molecule
miniscule
ridicule
-LING adj, n
very small, act or process

duckling
sapling
underling
-HOOD n
state, condition

womanhood
adulthood
statehood
-IC adj
nature of, like

metallic
bucolic
acidic
-IVE n
tending to, belonging to

incentive
sedative
directive
-IVE adj
adj tending to, belonging to

destructive
abusive
exhaustive
-IZE-ISE v
to make

emphasize
advertise
bastardize
-LOGY n
study, science, theory

biology
geology
anthropology
-OID n
Resembling

ovoid
asteroid
rhomboid
-OUS adj
full of, hanging

wondrous
nervous
dangerous
-SHIP N
state of, quality, office

friendship
kingship
relationship
-SOME adj
like, apt, tending to

lonesome
threesome
awesome
-Y adj
inclined to, tend to

crafty
cheery
flighty
-WARD adv
in the direction of

backward
downward
wayward
-TUDE n
state of, condition of

gratitude
aptitude
multitude
-URE n
state of, act, process, rank

culture
literature
rapture
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