Unit 6: Above, Below (hyper, super, sur, sub, hypo)

(n) extreme tension, high blood pressure

• hypertension

• hypersensitive

• hyperbole

(adj) having feelings that are very easily hurt, very strongly and easily affected

• superior

• hypersensitive

• hypertension

(n) exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• substitute

• hyperbole

• hypochondriac

(adj) higher in rank, status, or quality

• superimpose

• superior

• submissive

(v) place or lay one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident

• substitue

• superimpose

• surplus

(n) a person with an unusual or excessive concern about his/her health

• substitue

• hypochondriac

• submissive

(adj) ready to conform to the authority or will of others; obedient or passive

• hypertension

• submissive

• superior

(n) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another

• substitute

• hyperbole

• hypochondriac

(v) to become better, greater, or stronger than; to go beyond

• surpass

• surplus

• superior

(n) an amount that is more than the amount that is needed

• surpass

• surplus

• superior