Counter- or Contra-
Hyper or Hypo-
Mono/Poly
Ab/Ad
Review
100
a weight used to balance an opposite weight
What is counterbalance?
100
overly active
hyperactive
100
belief in one god
monotheism
100
to move toward survival; to change for a new purpose
adapt
100
What prefix means "one"
Mono-
200
the direction that is opposite the direction of clock hands
What is counterclockwise?
200
Under active
hypoactive
200
belief in more than one god
Polytheism
200
to move toward something
advance
200
This prefix means "many"
Poly-
300
Military action taken by government against rebels or insurgents.
What is counterinsurgency?
300
high blood pressure
hypertension
300
having one tone to your voice
monotone
300
easily attached to something; sticky
adhesive
300
This prefix means "Away from"
Ab-
400
to express the opposite
What is contradict?
400
under the skin
hypodermic
400
one color
monochromatic
400
to take someone away by force
abduct
400
This prefix means "toward"
Ad-
500
When something goes against what you think it should naturally do, it is called _________________________.
What is counterintuitive?
500
overly critical
hypercritical
500
more than one color
polychromatic
500
away from common thinking: not obvious
abstract
500
What prefix means "over" and what prefix means "under?"
Hyper- and Hypo-
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