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Flashcards in GRE Suffixes Deck (8)
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1
Q

ette

A

little EX: cigarette = little cigar

2
Q

illo

A

little EX: armadillo = little armored animal

3
Q

ous

A

full of (very) EX: joyous = full of joy

4
Q

ist

A

a person EX: typist = person who types

5
Q

ify (efy)

A

to make EX: beautify = to make beautiful

6
Q

ize

A

to make EX: alphabetize = to make alphabetical

7
Q

ate

A

to make EX: duplicate = to make double

8
Q

ity

A

a noun suffix that doesn’t actually mean anything; it just turns a word into a noun EX: serenity is the noun form of serene