Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

176 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT

ADJECTIVE ENDINGS

SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLES

-able, -ible capable or worthy of; tending or liable to flammable, culpable, inscrutable

-al, -ial, having the quality of; of, relating to, educational, peripheral, ephemeral

-ical or characterized by

-an, -ian one who is or does; related to, characteristic of human, American, agrarian

-ant, -ent performing (a specific action) or being (in important, incessant, preeminent

a specified condition)

-ful full of; having the qualities of; tending or liable to helpful, peaceful, wistful

-ic pertaining or relating to; having the quality of fantastic, chronic, archaic

-ile tending to or capable of fragile, futile, servile

-ish having the quality of Swedish, bookish, squeamish

-ive performing or tending towards (an action); sensitive, cooperative, pensive

having the nature of

-less without, lacking; unable to act or be acted on endless, fearless, listless

(in a specified way)

-ous, -ose, full of, having the qualities of, relating to adventurous, glorious, egregious

-y characterized by, full of; tending or inclined to sleepy, cursory, desultory

VERB ENDINGS

SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLES

-ate to make, to cause to be or become violate, tolerate, exacerbate, emanate

-en to cause to be or have; to come to be or have quicken, lengthen, frighten

-ify, -fy to make, form into beautify, electrify, rectify

-ize to cause to be or become; to bring about colonize, plagiarize, synchronize