English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 32

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 31, we learnt about the prefixes Homo and Homeo.  Homo; Homeo represent the meanings same; equal. Today we shall see the prefix hyper. Happy Reading :)

Day 32 : Hyper

• hyper- excessive; over; above

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• hypertension (noun) = blood pressure that is higher than is normal.
• • hyper - Prefix = beyond, excessive
    
  • ten (tendere) - Root = stretch 
  • sion - Suffix = the state of
• hyperbola (noun) = a symmetrical open curve
• • hyper - Prefix = above 
  • bola (ballen) - Root = to throw

Let's have a look at some more words with hyper prefixes, for better understanding

• hyper = ‘overexcited’
• hyperactive = ‘overly’ active
• hyperbole = ‘overly’ praising something
• hypercritical = ‘overly’ critical
• hypermedia = a combination of videos, images, sounds, text, etc. that are connected together on a website, which you can click on in order to use them or to go to other related videos, websites, etc.
• hypermetropia = the condition of being long-sighted
• hypersensitive = of feeling ‘overly’ emotional
• hypertension = blood pressure that is considerably ‘over’ the normal
• hypertext = a very large shop, usually outside the centre of town
• hyperthermia = condition of having a body temperature that is ‘over’ the normal
• hyperventilate = to breathe ‘over’ the normal rate

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -agog
2. -cause
3. -anni
4. -cred

a. year

d. believe

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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