Slideshow #23Hyper – over, beyond, high

&Struct - build

Hyperactive (adj)

Hyperbole (n)

An

overstated

comment;

exaggeration

Hypercritical (adj)

Hyperextend (v)

To injure a body

part by

bending it

beyond how far

it should

normally bend

Hyperglycemia (n)

Abnormally high

level of sugar in

the blood; a blood

sugar level above

what is needed

for healthy blood

Hypersensitive (adj)

Overly

sensitive;

sensitivity

beyond what

is normal

Hypertension (n)

Abnormally

high blood

pressure;

having blood

pressure over

what is normal

Hyperthermia (n)

Hyperthyroidism (n)

A disorder

caused by a

thyroid gland

that is faster

than normal

and overly

productive

Hyperventilate (v)

To breathe

rapidly and

deeply; to

breathe beyond

normal or what

is necessary

Construction (n)

What is built;

buildings that

are created

or produced

Destruction (n)

The act of

taking down

or destroying

something

that was built

Infrastructure(n)

Instruct(v)

To build

knowledge

Instructor(n)

A person who

helps

someone

build

knowledge

Misconstrue

(v)

To build the

wrong

meaning; to

misunderstand;

to interpret the

wrong way

Obstruction (n)

Reconstruct (n)

To build again

Substructure (n)

The base,

support, or

foundation of

a building

Superstructure(n)