Power Suffixes for Eighth Grade Students: -able (able to be)

The McMahon Bill excluded the military from control of atomic energy, except as the technology was directly applicable to weapons, propulsion, and other military needs. Big Science

A highly improbable event that's not explicable by natural laws—the definition of a miracle—happens every day in golf. Golf Digest (Sep 26, 2017)

He looks at me with a rage so palpable it fills the space between us with fire. Internment

Farming accounts for one-third of the country’s economy, although only 12 percent of its land is arable. Reuters (Mar 28, 2019)

Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research, said Ebola is dangerous but it is also curable with proper treatment. Seattle Times (Aug 13, 2019)

We accept as a given that art — “great” art — is permanent, precious, the product of personal power, to which Mr. Irwin says: No. He proposes, instead, that art is mutable and conditional. New York Times (Apr 7, 2016)

She was boating in navigable, public waters – the equivalent of being in the public road. The Guardian (Jul 8, 2019)

The room where the food was stored was as impregnable as a fort. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography

Robin Williams' performance in the original movie was iconic and inimitable. Salon (May 24, 2019)

“This is really not a viable, sustainable solution to addressing the wildfire risk from power lines,” he says. The Verge (Oct 10, 2019)

I was doing my best to catch up in my other classes, but some days the workload felt insurmountable. Here to Stay

Batteries able to store power from renewable sources lessen dependence on fossil fuels. Washington Post (Oct 9, 2019)