Roots Week 14

Question 1

hyper-

Answer 1

over / above / excessive / beyond

Question 2

neo-

Answer 2

new

Question 3

phyto- / -phyte

Answer 3

a plant / to grow

Question 4

hyperbarlic

Answer 4

pertaining to using above normal air pressure; especially in administering oxygen in medical treatment

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

a statement thrown beyond the normal; exaggerated or extravagant speech - “I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!”

Question 6

hyperglycemia

Answer 6

a condition of the blood characterized by excessive blood sugar levels

Question 7

hyperkinetic

Answer 7

pertaining to excessive uncontrolled movement

Question 8

hypertrophy

Answer 8

excessive nourishment or growth

Question 9

neoclassic

Answer 9

pertaining to a new and deliberate imitation of the highest rank of styles, such as in art, literature, music, or architecture, especially those of ancient Rome and Greece

Question 10

Neolithic

Answer 10

pertaining to the newest or last phase of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC

Question 11

neologism

Answer 11

the result or practice of creating new words or new uses for words

Question 12

neon

Answer 12

an inert gas used primarily in a type of electric lamp, so called because it was a new element when discovered

Question 13

neoplasm

Answer 13

a new, often uncontrolled, growth or formation of generally abnormal tissue, a tumor

Question 14

epiphyte

Answer 14

a plant that grows upon another plant

Question 15

neophyte

Answer 15

a new plant; one who is new to any subject; a beginner or novice

Question 16

phytogeography

Answer 16

the branch of biology dealing with the study or recording of the distribution of the Earth’s plant species; also called geonotany

Question 17

phytolith

Answer 17

a microscopic silica particle that is formed by a plant and then fossilized, or turned to stone

Question 18

xerophyte

Answer 18

a plant that grows in dry conditions, such as a cactus