Latin Suffixes 2

Question 1

adip-
(adipose, adiposis)

Answer 1

fatty tissue
(adipose, adiposis)

Question 2

act-, ag-
(active, agile)

Answer 2

to do, to act
(active, agile)

Question 3

aqu(a)-
(aquatic, aqueous)

Answer 3

water
(aquatic, aqueous)

Question 4

aud- audit-
(audible, auditory)

Answer 4

to hear
(audible, auditory)

Question 5

cern-, cret-
(discern, secretory)

Answer 5

to separate, to distinguish
(discern, secretory)

Question 6

cad-, cid-
(cadaver, deciduous)

Answer 6

to fall
(cadaver, deciduous)

Question 7

duc-, duct-
(conduction, ductile)

Answer 7

to lead, to draw
(conduction, ductile)

Question 8

cid-, cis-
(excision, homicidal)

Answer 8

to cut, to kill
(excision, homicidal)

Question 9

fibr-
(fibrous, fibrovascular)

Answer 9

fiber
(fibrous, fibrovascular)

Question 10

flect-, flex-
(flexible, reflective)

Answer 10

to bend
(flexible, reflective)

Question 11

ger-, gest-
(congestive, digestible)

Answer 11

to carry, to bear
(congestive, digestible)

Question 12

grad-, gress-
(gradual, regressive)

Answer 12

to go, to step
(gradual, regressive)

Question 13

her-, hes-
(adhere, cohesive)

Answer 13

to stick
(adhere, cohesive)

Question 14

liqu-
(liquid, liquify)

Answer 14

liquid
(liquid, liquify)

Question 15

me-, meat-
(meatus, permeable)

Answer 15

to go, to pass through
(meatus, permeable)

Question 16

morb-
(morbid, morbidity)

Answer 16

disease
(morbid, morbidity)

Question 17

nasc-, nat-
(native, postnatal)

Answer 17

to be born
(native, postnatal)

Question 18

nutr-, nitrit-
(malnutrition, nutritious)

Answer 18

to nourish
(malnutrition, nutritious)

Question 19

pur-
(puromucous, purulent)

Answer 19

pus
(puromucous, purulent)

Question 20

sens-, sent-
(sensory, sentient)

Answer 20

to feel, to perceive
(sensory, sentient)

Question 21

somn-
(somnambulist, somnolent)

Answer 21

sleep
(somnambulist, somnolent)

Question 22

ten- (-tin-), tent-
(tenacious, retentive)

Answer 22

to hold
(tenacious, retentive)

Question 23

trem-
(tremor, tremulous)

Answer 23

to tremble
(tremor, tremulous)

Question 24

varic-
(varicography, varicose)

Answer 24

twisted, swollen
(varicography, varicose)

Question 25

vir-
(viral, virulent)

Answer 25

virus
(viral, virulent)

Question 26

vitr-
(in vitro, vitreous)

Answer 26

glass
(in vitro, vitreous)

Question 27

-able
(durable, ineffable, permeable)

Answer 27

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(durable, ineffable, permeable)

Question 28

-acious
(audacious, efficacious, loquacious)

Answer 28

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(audacious, efficacious, loquacious)

Question 29

-id
(fervid, liquid, morbid)

Answer 29

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(fervid, liquid, morbid)

Question 30

-ile
(ductile, facile, volatile)

Answer 30

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(ductile, facile, volatile)

Question 31

-itious
(excrementitious, repetitious)

Answer 31

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(excrementitious, repetitious)

Question 32

-ive
(destructive, elusive)

Answer 32

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(destructive, elusive)

Question 33

-ory
(advisory, regulatory, sensory)

Answer 33

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(advisory, regulatory, sensory)

Question 34

-ulous
(credulous, scrupulous, tremulous)

Answer 34

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(credulous, scrupulous, tremulous)

Question 35

-uous
(conspicuous, superfluous)

Answer 35

Adjective
[“tending to”, “inclined to”, “able to be”]
(conspicuous, superfluous)

Question 36

-lent
(somnolent, virulent)

Answer 36

Adjective
[“full of”]
(somnolent, virulent)

Question 37

-ose
(adipose, varicose)

Answer 37

Adjective
[“full of”]
(adipose, varicose)

Question 38

-ous
(cancerous, mucous)

Answer 38

Adjective
[“full of”]
(cancerous, mucous)