Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots.
monocle monarchy superhuman insuperable
monophobia apostrophe postpone monomania
after one; alone above; beyond

Explanation:

• After:
• Postpone: The prefix "post -" means "after".
• One; alone:
• Monocle: "Mono -" means "one", a monocle is an eyeglass for one eye.
• Monarchy: "Mono -" (one) + "archy" (rule), rule by one.
• Monophobia: "Mono -" (one) + "phobia" (fear), fear of being alone.
• Monomania: "Mono -" (one) + "mania" (madness), obsession with one thing.
• Above; beyond:
• Superhuman: "Super -" means "above", beyond human.
• Insuperable: "In -" (not) + "super" (above), not able to be overcome (beyond being overcome).
• Apostrophe: "Apo -" (away) + "strophe" (turn), originally meant a mark indicating a letter turned away (now used in a different sense, but the root "apo -" can be related to a sense of "beyond" in its etymological journey).

Answer:

• After: postpone
• One; alone: monocle, monarchy, monophobia, monomania
• Above; beyond: superhuman, insuperable, apostrophe