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