Word Knowledge
The ASVAB covers both math and verbal skills. I remind my students that no aspect should be overlooked. For this reason, I wrote books for the 4 main parts of the exam: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge, and Paragraph Comprehension. In my book that reviews Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension, I included a set of charts for prefixes, root words, and suffixes. I remind the students I tutor for the ASVAB of the importance of studying these charts to boost their ASVAB vocabulary skills. One of the suffixes I have in my book is -mania or -maniac.
What does the suffix -mania or -maniac mean?
-Mania refers to a certain condition, and -maniac is one who suffers from that condition. There are many words in the English language that include the suffix -mania or -maniac. Some examples are bibliomania, egomaniac, hydromania, kleptomania, musomania, and pyromania.
