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Roots #18

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

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Roots #18

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  1. Roots #18 pendo/pensum, hyper, hypo, super

  2. 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 waist­band of a pair of trousers • suspenders

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. (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 • (ventusL. - wind) - to breathe extremely fast and deeply • hyperventilate • (tropheG. - nutrition) - excessive growth or development of a body part from over-nutrition or overuse • hypertrophy

  6. hypo Gr. • under, below • (dermis L. - skin) - under the skin • hypodermic • (chondrosG. - cartilage of the breastbone) - excessive worry about one's health • hypochondria • (thermos - heat) - having a body temperature below normal • hypothermia

  7. (krineinG. - 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

  8. 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

  9. (fluereL. - 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 • (latusL. - carry) - raised above or surpassing all others • superlative • indescribably fabulous; from a nonsense word coined by P. L. Travers in Mary Poppins • supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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