Prefix Quiz #2

Which word best fits this definition?

a long warm coat worn over other clothing

• hyperbole

• overcoat

• overload

• subway

Which word best fits this definition?

to keep watch over (someone) in the interest of their or others'

• disloyal

• postseason

• superhuman

• supervise

Which word best fits this definition?

to become less intense, violent, or severe;

sentence: "The pain will __________ in a couple of hours."

• disloyal

• subset

• subside

• supervise

Which word best fits this definition?

insufficiently cooked (of food)

• superimpose

• underdone

• underground

• understatement

Which word best fits this definition?

abnormally or extremely active

• superimpose

• hyperactive

• hyperextend

• hyperbole

Which word best fits this sentence?

Firmly ______________ the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure.

• superimpose

• compress

• overexert

• hyperbole

Which word best fits this sentence?

We were going so fast that the car crash was ____________.

• superimpose

• postwar

• forethought

• inevitable

Which word best fits this sentence?

Because my sister and I had to _________ in the same bedroom for four years, we were thrilled when we got our own rooms.

• preview

• interrupt

• underdone

• coexist

Which word best fits this sentence?

If a rock star becomes __________, it means people are not relating––or even listening––to his music anymore.

• forehead

• interact

• irrelevant

• conform

Which word best fits this definition?

an unproved theory, proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

• inedible

• hypothermia

• hypothesis

• prearrange