GRE VOCABULARY - List of Common Suffixes
The following list of Prefixes should help you arrive at the definitions
of unfamiliar words on the Verbal Section of the GRE. These prefixes, suffixes,
and roots apply to thousands of words.
| Suffix |
Meaning |
Example |
| -able, -ible |
able to |
usable |
| -er, -or |
one who does |
competitor |
| -ism |
the practice of |
rationalism |
| -ist |
one who is occupied with
|
feminist |
| -less |
into |
instruct |
| mono- |
alone, one |
monolith |
| epi- |
upon |
epilogue |
| mis- |
wrong |
mistake |
| sub- |
under |
submarine |
| trans- |
across, beyond |
transcend |
| over- |
above |
overbearing |
| ad- |
to, toward |
advance |
| non- |
not |
nonentity |
| com- |
together, with |
composite |
| re- |
back, again |
regress |
| ex- |
out of |
expel |
| in- |
not |
insufficient |
| pro- |
forward |
propel |
| anti- |
against |
antidote |
| omni- |
all, everywhere |
omniscient |
| equi- |
equal, equally |
equivalent |
| homo- |
same, equal, like |
homogenized |
| semi- |
half, partly |
semicircle |
| un- |
not |
unneeded |
| bi- |
two |
bicycle |
| poly- |
many |
polymorphous |
| retro- |
backward |
retrograde |
| mal- |
bad |
malfunction |
| hyper- |
over, too much |
hyperactive |
| hypo- |
under, too little |
hypodermic |
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