Select the prefix that means "deficient or low."

A) hyper-
B) homo-
C) heter-
D) hypo-


D
Explanation: Hypo- also means "below." Hyper- is an antonym meaning "above, excessive, or abnormally high." Another set of antonyms is heter-, which means "different," and homo-, which means "same."

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