Counter- Countra-

Counter- and Countra- mean...

• Opposite + Begin

• Opposite + Against

• For + Against

• Same + Similar

A great deal of __________ was found on the ship coming into port.

• Contraband

• Contrarian

• Contradict

• Contrary

Contrast...

• A weight used to balance an opposite weight

• To look at different things and see how they are opposites

• An example used to support a claim that is opposite of another claim

• In the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on a clock move

Contraband...

• To express the opposite

• Anything that is against the law to buy or sell

• Completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action

• A person who thinks differently from other people

Contradict...

• To express the opposite

• Anything that is against the law to buy or sell

• Completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action

• A person who thinks differently from other people

Contrarian...

• To express the opposite

• Anything that is against the law to buy or sell

• Completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action

• A person who thinks differently from other people

Contrary...

• To express the opposite

• Anything that is against the law to buy or sell

• Completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action

• A person who thinks differently from other people

Counterbalance...

• A weight used to balance an opposite weight

• To look at different things and see how they are opposites

• An example used to support a claim that is opposite of another claim

• In the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on a clock move

Counterclockwise...

• A weight used to balance an opposite weight

• To look at different things and see how they are opposites

• An example used to support a claim that is opposite of another claim

• In the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on a clock move

Counterexample...

• A weight used to balance an opposite weight

• To look at different things and see how they are opposites

• An example used to support a claim that is opposite of another claim

• In the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on a clock move