41-60 Flashcards
(H)om
Same
Homosexual: sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex
(H)etero
Different
Heterosexual: sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
Hyper
Over, excessive
Hyperactive: abnormally or extremely active
Hypo
Under, beneath, less than
Hypodermic: of or relating to the region directly below the skin
Im/ In
Not, without
Inactive: not working, inoperative
Infra
Beneath
Infrasonic: relating to or denoting sound waves lower than the frequency of human hearing
Inter
Between, among
Interstate: existing or carried on between states
Intra
Within
Intravenous: existing or taking place within a vein or veins
Jur
To swear
Abjure: solemnly renounce
Loc/ Log/ Loqu
Word, speech
Eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Luc/ Lum/ Lus
Light
Illustrate: to provide with pictures
Mag/ Maj/ Max
Big
Major: important, serious, or significant
Mal/ Male
Bad, ill, evil, wrong
Malicious: intending or intended to do harm
Mater/ Matr
Mother, woman
Matrimony: the state or ceremony of being married, marriage
Min
Small
Miniature: of a much smaller size than normal
Morph
Shape
Amorphous: without a clearly defined shape or form
Mort
Death
Immortal: living forever, never dying or decaying
Mut
Change
Immutable: unchanged over time or unable to be changed
Nom/ Nym/ Noun/ Nown
Name
Anonymous: not identified by name, of unknown name
Nov/ Neo/ Nou
New
Novelty: the quality of being new original, or unusual
Omni
All
Omnipresent: present everywhere at the same time
