The most famous scholarly dictionary is The Oxford English Dictionary, An unabridged dictionary, the OED (as it's often called) contains more than 500,000 entries. Don't rush right out to buy one to stash in your bookcase, however, because the OED now contains about 60 million words in 20 volumes. | Chapter 7 All About Suffixes 151 Vocabulary Builder 3 Directions Match the word to its definition. If you wish underline the suffix in each word to help you remember how they are used. Write your answers in the space provided. 1. functionary a. philosopher scholar 2. editor b. person who sits 3. taxidermist c. person who edits 4. comedian d. mediator 5. arbitrator e. an official 6. pedestrian f. opponent 7. theorist g. handwriting 8. adversary h. person who stuffs animals 9. sedentary i. person who walks 10. penmanship j. humorist Vocabulary Builder 3 Answers 1. The correct answer is e. 2. The correct answer is c. 3. The correct answer is h. 4. The correct answer is j. 5. The correct answer is d. 6. The correct answer is i. 7. The correct answer is a. 8. The correct answer is f. 9. The correct answer is b. 10. The correct answer is g. 152 PART III TOEFL Vocabulary Review SUFFIXES THAT SHOW RESEMBLANCE Below are twelve suffixes that all mean resembling like or of. Study them and the examples. Then complete the activity that follows to help you incorporate these words and suffixes into your daily vocabulary. Suffix Example Definition -ac cardiac having to do with the heart -al natural having to do with nature -an suburban having to do with the suburbs -esque statuesque curvaceous shapely -ile infantile like a child -ine masculine manly -ish foolish asinine -ly yearly occurring every year -ory advisory helping out -oid android human-like -some worrisome distressing disconcerting -wise likewise in the same way Vocabulary Builder 4 Directions In the space provided write T if the definition is true and F if it is false. Use what you learned about suffixes that mean resembling like or of to help you figure out what each word means. _ 1. devilish like a devil _ 2. cuboid like a cube _ 3. puerile mature _ 4. saturnine sluggish gloomy _ 5. fulsome shortage _ 6. sensory pertaining to the senses _ 7. Romanesque like the Romans _8. pastoral wild untamed _ 9. .
