Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes: ped, pod, counter, contra

A doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot

• pedicure

• podiatrist

• paleontologist

A support or stand for a camera or telescope with three legs

• pedestrian

• philanthropy

• tripod

a person walking in a city or along a road

• pedicure

• podiatrist

• pedestrian

a treatment to improve the appearance and health of the feet and toenails

• pedicure

• podiatrist

• philanthropist

a device that measures the distance a person travels by walking

• podiatrist

• pedometer

• counteract

to say the opposite of something; to deny the truth about something

• contrary

• contradict

• counterpart

something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people

• counteract

• counterpart

• counterfeit

act against something; cause something to have less of an effect or no effect at all

• counterpart

• counteract

• contrary

an opposite or different fact, event, or situation

• contrary

• counterpart

• contradict

someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another

• contraband

• counteract

• counterpart