1. Vocabulary 3

2. therm hyp/hypo hetero hom/homo poly

3. hypo/hyp: under; beneath (medical)

4. hyper over, above

5. therm/thermo warm

6. poly many

7. hetero: different

8. hom/homo same; alike

9. prefix in- not

10. suffix -ive: a tendency, character, or quality

11. hypo/hyp: under; beneath (medical)

12. hypothermia —subnormal body temperature

13. hypodermic—injected under the skin

14. hypocrite —one who pretends to be virtuous without really being so

15. hyper over, above

16. hypertension – elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.

17. therm/thermo warm

18. thermometer —an instrument used to measure temperatures

19. thermos —an insulated container used to keep liquids at almost their original temperature

20. poly many

21. polygamy —the practice of having two or more spouses at the same time.

22. polygraph – an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.

23. hetero: different

24. heterogeneous — 1) differing in structure, quality, etc. 2) composed of unlike parts

25. hom/homo same; alike

26. homogenize —to make more uniform throughout

27. homograph—a word with the same spelling as another, but with a different meaning BAT

28. prefix in- not

29. prefix in-: not incompatible—not able to live harmoniously incompetent—without adequate ability, knowledge, etc. inconspicuous—not attracting attention

30. suffix -ive: a tendency, character, or quality festive—merry, joyous diminutive—very small, tiny

31. 12. My cousins in the Middle East are delighted to finally be living in a ______________ zone because the soldiers made them very nervous.