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SAT Vocabulary: Common Suffixes
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Logical means
absence of logic
pertaining to logic
capable of acting with logic
full of logic
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-ship on the end of a word indicates
place
act or process
belief
position or condition
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The word statuesque refers to
a work of art
a belief that one is a statue
a person or thing that resembles a statue
a statue
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Something that is motionless is something
that is characterized by constant movement
that does not move
that moves with ease
that has motion
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If a word ends in "ship", it is describing
a place
a position or condition
a belief
an inexact quality
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The literal meaning of freedom is
the process of becoming free
the state of being free
the abundance of free choice
belief in being free
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A person who is feverish is someone who
is having a chill
needs to eat a big meal
has a temperature of 98.6
may have a fever but we don't know the exact temperature
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A word that ends in y is describing
an act or process
a belief
a characteristic
a state of becoming
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A situation that is stressful has
some stress
a little stress
no stress
a lot of stress
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Deism is
a belief in a diety (in God)
not believing in God
a characteristic of being godly
a tolerance for all religions
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The -ity on the end of responsibility indicates
a belief in being responsible
the quality of being responsible
capability to become responsible
the process of becoming responsible
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The er in the word dancer lets us know that the person
is practicing to become a dancer
sings
dances and sings
danses
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An -en at the end of a verb means that
the actions describes a permanent condition
there is no action
the actions describes a person
the actions describes something that is becoming, changing.
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-ment at the end of a word means
absence of the thing/quality
having a lot of the thing
condition of something
capable of doing the action
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The word scholastic means
following the teacher's instructions
becoming a student
lacking seriousness in school
pertaining to scholarly activity
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Beauty and dreamy
are acts or processes
indicates position
refers to place
are characteristics
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A literate person is someone who
cannot read or write
is highly intelligent
can read and write somewhat well
reads and writes well
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If a word ends in ism, it is describing
something in process, is becoming
a belief
being without the quality
a state or quality
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Magnetic means
pertaining to magnets
magically attracting the opposite sex
having a lot of magnets
attracted to magnets
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A person who is aggressive has
a peaceful personality
no tendencies towards aggression
a natural tendency to act with aggression
a tendency to assert himself/herself
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The word "cautious" means
without caution
characterized by caution
be careful
needing to exercise caution
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A person who is fearless
lacks fear
has fear
has some fear
has great fear
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Diversity means
a belief in the value of differences
the quality of being diverse, of accepting differences
lack of tolerance for differences
process of becoming diverse
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The ist on the end of a word such as psychologist or technologist indicates
the person is engaged in (does) psychology or technology.
the person believes in psychology or technology
the person is becoming a psychologist or a technologist.
the person is capable of doing his/her profession
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Words that end in -en indicate
a belief
process of becoming
without
a quality
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The word "kingdom" literally means
having great power
the king's command
the place of the king
the rule of the king
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A person who is passive
responds to situations with aggression
tends to let others control him/her
responds to situations with action
responds to situations with inactivity
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If a word ends in -acy, it is referring to
a state or quality
a position
an imprecise quality
a belief
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-tion or -sion at the end of a word means
having a lot of the quality
a belief
a place
a state
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A person who is anxious characteristically has
the ability to remain calm
fearlessness
a belief that all is well
anxiety
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A song that is joyful has
a lot of joy
some joy and happiness
a lack of joy
occasional joy
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The word "accountable" means
characterized by being precise
not handling responsibility well
capable of being accounted for / of being responsible
characterized by being imprecise
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Because of its suffix, the word functional means
the item does not work/function
the items works/functions
the item's usefulness is questionable
the thing needs replacing
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The following word does not contain the suffix -dom
boredom
dome
kingdom
freedom
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Where is a suffix located in a word?
after a hyphen
at the beginning
at the end
in the middle
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Words that end in -ity or -ty indicate
a quality
having too little
a belief
having a lot
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If a word ends in -al, it is describing
a characteristic
an act or process
someone who does something
being without the quality
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A humorless person is a person
who is without humor
who loves to laugh
with plenty of humor
who is lots of fun
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A person who behaves foolishly behaves
precisely like a fool
like a clown
like a bully
somewhat like a fool but imprecisely
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The ic in the word angelic indicates that the person being described
is like an angel (pertaining to angels)
doing well in school
is polite
is capable of becoming an angel
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able, able
capable, can be done
pertaining to
characteristic
having much of
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Experimentation means
condition of experience
lacking the chance to experiment
the state of experimenting
capable of experimenting
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Bluish means
not blue at all
Carolina blue
very blue
somewhat blue
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Which word does not have a suffix?
buy
angry
hazy
jittery
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If someone is employable, he/she is
wants to be employed
is employed
capable of being employed
incapable of being employed
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Buddhism is
a quality
a belief
a state
a condition
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The er on the end of defender indicates that
the person defends someone or a cause
the person is becoming defensive
the person believes in defense
the person is without defense
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Because of its suffix, facilitate means
to believe in something
to be in the process
to make something easier
to make something harder
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A word ending in -er or -or indicates
a person wants something
a person has a certain nature
a person may be able to learn to do something
a person does or is something
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What does the -ness in sadness mean?
the state of being sad
the process of becoming sad
the ability to overcome being sad
the place where one goes when one is sad
