HYPER~overmuch, too far

Question 1

hyperactive

Answer 1

[ACTUS a doing] more active than usual or desirable

Question 2

hyperbaton

Answer 2

a figure of speech using inverted word order

Question 3

hyperbole

Answer 3

a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

Question 4

hypercritical

Answer 4

[CRITIKE the art of judgement] extremely critical

Question 5

hyperglycemia

Answer 5

[GLYCEMIA presence of glucose in the blood] excess sugar in the blood

Question 6

hyperopic

Answer 6

[OPTOS see, visible] condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects; farsightedness

Question 7

hypertension

Answer 7

abnormally high blood pressure

Question 8

hypertrophy

Answer 8

[TROPHY food, nourishment] exaggerated growth