Suffixes

-able, -ible=capable of, worthy of:  Someone huggable is worthy of being hugged.


-ate=to make:  To duplicate is to make double.


-cess,-cede=to go, to yield:  When you precede, you go before.


-cide=killing, to kill:  Genocide is the killing a race or group of people.


-cis=cut:  An incision is a cut.


-ette=little: A dinette is a little dining table.


-ify,-efy= to make:  To beautify is to make beautiful.


-illo=little:  An armadillo is a little armored animal.


-ist=a person:  A typist is a person who types.


-ity=no definition; turns a word into a noun: Serenity is the noun form of serene.


-ize, -ise= to make:To alphabetize is to put in a-z order.


-logy, -ology=study:  Biology is the study of life.


-ous=full of:  Someone joyous is full of joy.