Question

the child was so ravenous that he ate an entire box of cereal before leaving for school.

in the sentence, what does the suffix in the word ravenous mean?

a. a state

b. able to be

c. characterized by

d. in the style of

Explanation:

The word "ravenous" has the suffix "-ous". Suffixes like "-ous" typically mean "characterized by" the quality of the root word. "Ravenous" means characterized by extreme hunger, which fits with the meaning of the suffix "-ous" being "characterized by". Option A ("a state") is not as accurate as "characterized by" for this suffix. Option B ("able to be") is for suffixes like "-able". Option D ("in the style of") is for suffixes like "-esque". So the correct option is C.

Answer:

C. Characterized by