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    This document provides a summary of common suffixes in the English language, including their meanings and sample words using each suffix. Some common suffixes discussed are -able, -ic, -al, -ant, -ary, -ate, -cy, -eer, -escent, -fic, -fy, -iferous, -il, -ism, -ist, -ity, -ive, -ize, -oid, -ose, -osis, -ous, and -tude. The document examines over 20 suffixes and provides 1-2 example words for each to illustrate how the suffix modifies the word's meaning.

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    This document provides a summary of common suffixes in the English language, including their meanings and sample words using each suffix. Some common suffixes discussed are -able, -ic, -al, -ant, -ary, -ate, -cy, -eer, -escent, -fic, -fy, -iferous, -il, -ism, -ist, -ity, -ive, -ize, -oid, -ose, -osis, -ous, and -tude. The document examines over 20 suffixes and provides 1-2 example words for each to illustrate how the suffix modifies the word's meaning.

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    This document provides a summary of common suffixes in the English language, including their meanings and sample words using each suffix. Some common suffixes discussed are -able, -ic, -al, -ant, -ary, -ate, -cy, -eer, -escent, -fic, -fy, -iferous, -il, -ism, -ist, -ity, -ive, -ize, -oid, -ose, -osis, -ous, and -tude. The document examines over 20 suffixes and provides 1-2 example words for each to illustrate how the suffix modifies the word's meaning.

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    Suffix

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    This document provides a summary of common suffixes in the English language, including their meanings and sample words using each suffix. Some common suffixes discussed are -able, -ic, -al, -ant, -ary, -ate, -cy, -eer, -escent, -fic, -fy, -iferous, -il, -ism, -ist, -ity, -ive, -ize, -oid, -ose, -osis, -ous, and -tude. The document examines over 20 suffixes and provides 1-2 example words for each to illustrate how the suffix modifies the word's meaning.

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    Suffix Meaning Usage

    capable of portable - able to be carried


    able, ible
    (adjective suffix) legible - able to be read

    cardiac - pertaining to heart


    ac, ic like, pertaining to
    aquatic - pertaining to water

    audacious - full of daring,


    acious, icious full of avaricious - full of greed

    maniacal - insane
    al pertaining to portal - doorway
    logical - pertaining to logic

    eloquent - pertaining to fluid,


    ant, ent full of effective speech.
    verdant - green

    dictionary - book connected


    with words
    ary like, connected with
    honorary - connected with
    honor

    to make consecrate - to make holy


    ate
    (verb suffix) mitigate - make less severe

    that which is irritation - that which is


    ation
    (noun suffix) irritated

    democracy - ruled by people


    state of being
    cy obstinacy - obstinate state,
    (noun suffix)
    stubbornness

    mountaineer - person who climbs


    person who mountains
    eer, er, or teacher - one who teaches
    (noun suffix)
    advisor - person who advises

    becoming evanescent - tending to vanish


    escent
    (adjective suffix) pubescent - arriving at puberty

    fantastic - arousing great


    making, doing
    fic wonder
    (adjective suffix)
    terrific - arousing great fear

    fy to make (verb suffix) magnify - to enlarge


    petrify - turn to stone

    producing, bearing pestiferous - carrying disease


    iferous
    (adjective suffix) vociferous - having a loud voice

    pertaining to, capable of civil - polite


    il, ile
    (adjective suffix) docile - easily taught or led

    doctrine, belief monotheism - belief in one God


    ism
    (noun suffix) socialism - kind of governance

    dealer, doer realist - one who is realistic


    ist
    (noun suffix) dentist - deals with teeth

    state of being
    ity sagacity - state of being wise
    (noun suffix)

    quantitative - concerned with


    ive like (adjective suffix)
    number or volume

    harmonize - make harmonious


    to make
    ize, ise revolutionize - make
    (verb suffix)
    revolutionary

    ovoid - like an egg


    resembling, like
    oid anthropoid - resembling a
    (adjective suffix)
    human

    full of
    ose verbose - full of words
    (adjective suffix)

    psychosis - diseased mental condition


    osis condition (noun suffix)
    hypnosis - induced sleep

    nauseous - full of nausea


    ous full of (adjective suffix)
    ludicrous - foolish

    fortitude - state of strength


    tude state of (noun suffix)
    certitude - state of certainty

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