Answer to Word Knowledge Question on Suffix -Gamy
Yesterday I presented the suffix -gamy. Do you know what the suffix -gamy means?
The suffix -gamy means marriage.
Monogamy is the practice or state of being married to one person at a time.
Bigamy is the act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.
Polygamy is the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
Misogamy is the hatred of marriage.
Hypergamy is the act of marrying someone with a superior sociological or educational background.
Hypogamy is the act of marrying someone with a lower sociological or educational background.
As an ASVAB tutor, I would like to remind you that knowing the suffix -gamy as well as the prefixes in these words are very helpful in figuring out their meaning.
