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Complete the given stems with the prefix which means the same as the word in
brackets. There is an explanation to guide you.Keys for: Complete the given
stems with the prefix which means the same as the word in brackets. There is an
explanation to guide you. Exercise id = 852
1. /a/sexual (not, without) = without sex, sexual organs or sexuality, or not interested in sexual
relationships
2. /anthrop/ology (people) = the study of the human race, its culture and society and its physical
development
3. /bene/ficial (good) = tending to promote physical well-being
4. /dys/function (abnormal, ill) = a problem or fault in an organ or machine
5. /hypo/dermic (below, lower) = this kind of needle is used to inject drugs under a person's skin
6. /macro/cosm (large) = any large organized system considered as a whole, rather than as a group
of smaller systems
7. /matri/archy (mother) = a type of society in which women have most of the authority and power
8. /sym/metrical (with, together) = having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of
corresponding parts
9. /anthropo/morphism (people) = the showing or treating of animals, gods and objects as if they
are human in appearance, character or behaviour
10. /bene/factor (good) = someone who gives money to help an organization, society or person
11. /dys/lexia (abnormal, ill) = a difficulty with reading and writing caused by the brain's inability
to see the difference between some letter shapes
12. /hypo/thermia (below, lower) = a serious medical condition in which a person's body
temperature falls below the usual level
13. /homo/genous (the same) = consisting of parts or people which are similar to each other or are
of the same type
14. /macro/economics (large) = the study of financial systems at a national level
15. /sym/biosis (with, together) = a relationship between two types of animals or plants in which
each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence
16. /phon/etics (sound) = the study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech
17. /astro/physics (star, space) = the type of astronomy which uses physical laws and ideas to
explain the behaviour of the stars
18. /chrono/meter (time) = a piece of equipment which measures time very accurately
19. /omni/present (all) = present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
20. /homo/sexual (the same) = a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex and
not to people of the opposite sex