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Affixes List 4
List 4 Cougars
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phobia | fear of |
| hyper | over, above |
| hypo | under, below |
| soph | wise |
| batho | depth |
| acrophobia | N - pathological fear of heights |
| bathophobia | N - pathological fear of depths |
| hyperventilation | N - excessive air movement or excessive rate and depth of breathing leading to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood |
| hyperactive | Adj - over active |
| hyperbole | N - an exaggeration in speaking or writing |
| hypertension | N - abnormally high blood pressure or state of high emotional stress |
| hypochondria | N - made-up set of ailments causing imagined sickness |
| hypodermic | Adj - of or relating to the tissue beneath the skin |
| sophomore | N - student in the second year of high school or college |
| sophisticate | Adj - finely experiences and aware of proper customs or worldly-wise |