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I. Definitions:
 * HYPER: excessive


 * 1. hyperkinesia: n. abnormal muscle movement

2. hypertension: n. abnormally high blood pressure

3. hypochondriac: n. a person who is abnormally concerned about his health


 * ULTIMA: last**

4. ultimatum: n. final offer (or else!)

5. penultimate: adj. next to the last


 * PERI: around**

6. peripheral: adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside

7. periodic: adj. occurring at regular, fixed intervals


 * SUPER: over; above**

8. supercilious: adj. looking down on other people as worthless

9. superlative: adj. the best; in the highest degree

10. supremacy: n. state of being the highest in power or authority

II. Sentences:

1.People with Tourettes syndrome often suffer from hyperkinesia and cannot control their limbs. 2.Adults who are constantly under stress will usually have hypertension. 3.Joe was a hypochondriac who constantly feared that he was going to catch a disease. 4.The angry father offered his son an ultimatum to either get a job or move out. 5.As the penultimate person in line, by the time he got to the front of the line all of the tickets had been sold. 6.With my peripheral vision I was able to watch what my crush was doing without being obvious. 7.His outbursts were getting to be so periodic that his close friends knew at which times to avoid him. 8.A Nazi is a great example of a person with supercilious traits, as he doesn’t even consider other races to be human. 9.The contest was only meant for superlative people who would compete with all their might. 10.In the movie Wizards, an evil wizard named Blackwolf was fighting for world supremacy and control.

III. Word pictures: hyperkinesis:

hypertension:

hypochondriac:

ultimatum:

penultimate:

peripheral:

periodic:

supercilious

superlative:

supremacy:

IV: Cross Word



Across 6. adj. the best; in the highest degree 7. n. final offer (or else!) 8. n. a person who is abnormally concerned about his health Down 1. adj. next to the last 2. adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside 3. n. abnormal muscle movement hypertension: n. abnormally high blood pressure 4. n. state of being the highest in power or authority 5. adj. occurring at regular, fixed intervals 6. adj. looking down on other people as worthless