Greek and Latin Words

Subway, subconscious, subterranean, subjugate, and submerge each have the prefix sub.

What does sub mean?

• Across or over

• Far away

• Below or under

• Nearby or close

The word "hyperthermia" means

• extremely active

• low temperature

• not active

• high temperature

Hypersensitive, hyperbole, hyperactive, and hyperthermia each have the prefix hyper.

What does hyper mean?

• Above, over, more

• Before, toward

• With or together

• Outside, out of

The word "premature" means

• Immature

• Happening before the natural or right time

• Care taken beforehand

• The first performance

Postpone, postmortem, postgraduate, and postwar each have the prefix post.

What does post mean?

• After, behind

• Before, toward

• Below, Under

• Away

The word "surcharge" means

• less than

• an additional charge

• more than what is needed

• to charge an electronic device

Predict, precaution, premature, presume, and preheat each have the prefix pre.

What does pre mean?

• Without

• After

• Additionally

• Before

The word "forethought" means

• a thought that comes beforehand

• to put off until a later time

• to predict

• to warn

The word "postpone" means

• to post something online

• a large post

• to put off until a later time

• to move the place of

Rehearse, reimburse, resume, redistribute, and recurring each have the prefix re.

What does re mean?

• Complete

• Apart

• Between

• Again