English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 33

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 32, we learnt about the prefix Hyper.  Hyper represent the meanings excessive; over; above. Today we shall see the prefix hypo. Happy Reading :)

Day 33 : Hypo

• hypo- under; below normal

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• hypodermic (noun) = an injection under the skin
• • hypo - Prefix = under
  • derm (derma) - Root = skin
  • ic - Suffix = connected with
• hypothetical (adjective) = imagined but not necessarily real or true 
• • hypo (hupo) - Prefix = under
  • thet - Root = subject 
  • ical - Suffix = connected with

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

• hypothesis = guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge 
• hypoglycaemia = the condition of having too low a level of blood sugar
• hypothermia = condition of having a ‘low’ body temperature
• hypoventilation = a breathing ‘under’ the normal rate
• hypochondriac = one who is ’under’estimating his current health status as poorer than it really is
• hypocrisy = behaviour in which someone claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere
• hypothyroidism = disease when the thyroid gland is functioning ‘under’ its normal output of thyroxine
• hypotenuse = side of a right triangle that is stretched ‘under’ the right angle
• hypocritical = being ‘under’ critical of oneself when pretending to be something one is not

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -alter
2. -cede
3. -anim
4. -creat

a. other

b. to produce

c. breathe

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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