SAT Common suffixes SESO

able , ible

Capable of
Portable- able to be carried
Interminable- not able to be limited
Legible- able to be read

ac, ic

Like, pertaining to
Cardiac- pertaining to the heart
Aquatic- pertaining to the water
Dramatic- pertaining to the drama

Acious, icious

Full of
Audacious- full of daring
Perspicacious- full of mental perception
Avaricious- full of greed

Al

Pertaining to
Maniacal- insane
Final- pertaining to the end
Logical- pertaining to logic

Ant, ent

Full of
Eloquent- pertaining to fluid, effective speech
Suppliant- pleader
Verdant- green

Ary

Like, connected with
Dictionary- book connected with words
Honorary- with honor
Luminary- celestial body

Ate

To make
Consecrate- to make holy
Enervate- to make weary
Mitigate- to make less severe

Ation

That which is
Exasperation- irritation
Irritation- annoyance

Cy

State of being
Democracy- government ruled by the people
Obstinacy- stubbornness
Accuracy- correctness

eer, er, or

Person who
Mutineer- person who rebels
Lecher- person who lusts
Censor- person who deletes improper remarks

escent

Becoming
Evanescent- tending to vanish
Pubescent- arriving at puberty

Fic

Making, doing
Terrific- arousing great fear
Soporific- causing sleep

fy

To make
Magnify- enlarge
Petrify- turn to stone
Beautify- make beautiful

iferous

Producing, bearing
Pestiferous- carrying disease
Vociferous- bearing a loud voice

il, ile

Pertaining to, capable of
Puerile- pertaining to a boy or child
Ductile- capable of being hammered or drawn
Civil- polite

ism

Doctrine, belief
Monotheism- belief in one god
Fanaticism- excessive zeal; extreme belief

Ist

Dealer, doer
Fascist- one who believes in a fascist state
Realist- one who is realistic
Artist- one who deals with art

ity

State of being
Annuity- yearly grant
Credulity- state of being unduly willing to believe
Sagacity- wisdom

ive

Like
Expensive- costly
Quantitative- concerned with quantity
Effusive- gushing

ize, ise

Make
Victimize- make a victim of
Rationalize- make rational
Harmonize- make harmonious
Enfranchise- make free or set free

Oid

Resembling, like
Ovoid- like an egg
Anthropoid- resembling man
Spheroid- resembling a sphere

Ose

Full of
Verbose- wordy
Lachrymose- full of tears

Osis

Condition
Psychosis- diseased mental condition
Neurosis- nervous condition
Hypnosis- condition of induced sleep

Ous

Full of
Nauseous- full of nausea
Ludicrous- foolish

Tude

State of
Fortitude- state of strength
Beatitude- state of blessedness
Certitude- state of sureness