Latin Suffixes 3

Question 1

ac-, acu-
(acuity, acumen)

Answer 1

sharp, sour
(acuity, acumen)

Question 2

brev-
(abbreviate, brevity)

Answer 2

short
(abbreviate, brevity)

Question 3

bulli(t)-
(ebullient, ebullition)

Answer 3

to boil
(ebullient, ebullition)

Question 4

cav-
(cavity, concave)

Answer 4

hollow
(cavity, concave)

Question 5

dorm-, dormit-
(dormancy, dormitory)

Answer 5

to sleep
(dormancy, dormitory)

Question 6

err-
(erratic, error)

Answer 6

to wander
(erratic, error)

Question 7

fac- (-fic-), fact- (-fect-)
(liquification, tumefacient)

Answer 7

to make, to do
(liquification, tumefacient)

Question 8

fer-, lat-
(circumference, relative)

Answer 8

to bear, to produce
(circumference, relative)

Question 9

flu-, flux-
(superfluity, superfluous)

Answer 9

to flow
(superfluity, superfluous)

Question 10

fract-, frag-, frang- (-fring-)
(fracture, refraction)

Answer 10

to break, to bend
(fracture, refraction)

Question 11

fur-
(furious, fury)

Answer 11

to be angry
(furious, fury)

Question 12

grav-
(gravid, gravity)

Answer 12

heavy
(gravid, gravity)

Question 13

luc-
(lucid, translucent)

Answer 13

light, to shine
(lucid, translucent)

Question 14

proxim-
(proximal, proximity)

Answer 14

near, nearest
(proximal, proximity)

Question 15

rig-
(rigid, rigidity)

Answer 15

stiff, to be stiff
(rigid, rigidity)

Question 16

san-, sanit-
(sanitary, sanitation)

Answer 16

healthy, to be healthy
(sanitary, sanitation)

Question 17

sci-
(prescient, science)

Answer 17

to know
(prescient, science)

Question 18

sec-, sect-, seg-
(dissect, vivisection)

Answer 18

to cut
(dissect, vivisection)

Question 19

sist-
(consistency, resistance)

Answer 19

to stand
(consistency, resistance)

Question 20

sorb-, sorpt-
(absorption, bioabsorbable)

Answer 20

to suck in
(absorption, bioabsorbable)

Question 21

tend-, tens-, tent-
(extension, tendency)

Answer 21

to stretch
(extension, tendency)

Question 22

tum-
(tumor, tumorous)

Answer 22

to swell
(tumor, tumorous)

Question 23

und-
(abundance, redundancy)

Answer 23

wave
(abundance, redundancy)

Question 24

vac-, vacu-
(vacuous, vacuum)

Answer 24

empty, to be empty
(vacuous, vacuum)

Question 25

vig-
(invigorate, vigor)

Answer 25

to thrive, to be lively
(invigorate, vigor)

Question 26

-ance , -ancy, -ence, -ency
(absorbency, adolescence, tolerance)

Answer 26

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(absorbency, adolescence, tolerance)

Question 27

-ia
(cornucopia, inertia, insomnia)

Answer 27

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(cornucopia, inertia, insomnia)

Question 28

-ion
(accretion, cohesion, refraction)

Answer 28

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(accretion, cohesion, refraction)

Question 29

-itude
(aptitude, latitude, multitude)

Answer 29

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(aptitude, latitude, multitude)

Question 30

-ity, -ety, -ty
(cupidity, subtlety, virginity)

Answer 30

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(cupidity, subtlety, virginity)

Question 31

-or
(candor, tumor, vigor)

Answer 31

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(candor, tumor, vigor)

Question 32

-y
(infamy, malady, misery)

Answer 32

Nominal
[“quality of being”, “state of being”, “act of”, “result of the act of”]
(infamy, malady, misery)