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Roots #18
pendo/pensum, hyper, hypo, super
pendo, pensum L.• hang down, weigh, consider, judge – weighing things in one's mind; thoughtful; reflective
• pensive– (sub L. - under) - to hang down under; temporarily stop an
act • suspend – state of mental uncertainty while awaiting a decision or
outcome • suspense – adjustable shoulder straps with ends attached to the waist
band of a pair of trousers • suspenders
– hanging down under something above; • suspension – liquid throughout which particles are evenly
distributed and do not settle to the bottom • suspension – (e, ex L. - Qut) - entailing great expense; much
weighing out • expensive– to weigh out; to payout; to use up (as energy or
resources) • expend
hyper Gr.
• above, overly, beyond – (ballein G. - throw) - throw beyond; exaggerate
• hyperbole – (ago Gr. - do, act) - displaying excessive physical
energy
• hyperactive – overly critical; carping
• hypercritical
– (ex L. - out, tendere L. - stretch) - extension of a body part beyond normal limits
• hyperextension– (glykys Gr. - sweet) - abnormally high level of glucose
in the blood • hyperglycemia– (ventus L. - wind) - to breathe extremely fast and
deeply • hyperventilate – (trophe G. - nutrition) - excessive growth or
development of a body part from over-nutrition or overuse
• hypertrophy
hypo Gr.
• under, below– (dermis L. - skin) - under the skin
• hypodermic– (chondros G. - cartilage of the breastbone) -
excessive worry about one's health • hypochondria– (thermos - heat) - having a body temperature
below normal • hypothermia
– (krinein G. - distinguish, separate) - pretending to hold publicly approved values, but not practicing them
• hypocrite– (thesis G. - put, place, position) - a proposition
assumed for the sake of argument • hypothesis– (allos G. - other; genos G. - kind) - designed to
prevent an allergic response by containing few irritating substances
• hypoallergenic
super L.
• on top, above, over – situated above or upon; higher in rank or quality
• super – (lnL - not) - incapable of being overcome or
surmounted
• insuperable– (video L. - see, Vol. T. p. 14) - to oversee
• supervise
– (fluere L. - to flow) - exceeding what is necessary • superfluous – (cilium L. - eyelid) - coolly and patronizingly haughty
• supercilious – (vivo L. - live, Vol. T. p. 74) -live over or beyond a threat of
death • survive– (sonic L. - sound) - faster than the speed of sound
• supersonic – (latus L. - carry) - raised above or surpassing all others
• superlative – indescribably fabulous; from a nonsense word coined by P.
L. Travers in Mary Poppins • supercalifragilisticexpialidocious