Given the prefix in- (“not”) and the root suffer (to bear), what does insufferable mean? unable to endure seeking to endure happy to endure enduring

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Tholy · Answer 1 · 2018-01-01T12:47:24+0000

Analyzing the word “insufferable” with the given information we can find the following:

Prefix: in -> not

Root: suffer -> to bear

Suffix: able -> capable of

We can conclude that this word means something the is not capable of bear or suffer, from the option given the answer would be unable to endure.