Contra

contradict

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

• a support or stand for a camera or telescope that has three legs

• to say the opposite of something; to deny the truth about something; to deny or disagree with what is being said by someone; to not agree with something in a way that shows or suggests that it is wrong

"I disagree. I think air pollution is helpful not harmful." Which word would describe the person who said this?

• counterfeit

• counterexample

• contrary

• contrast

It is rude to _____ what someone is saying if you don't know all of the facts.

• contrary

• counterfeit

• contradict

• contrast

You are so _____! You never agree with the rest of us!

Do your parents ever _____ each other?

A person would be arrested if he were caught with this.

• contrast

• counterintuitive

• contrary

• contraband

Which prefix means against or the opposite?

• pre-

• contra-, counter-

• post-

• quad-

Which word means to speak against or say the opposite of something?

• A) contrast

• B) contradict

• C) contrary

• D) counterfeit

What is the term for an illegal or prohibited trade of goods?

• A) contrast

• B) contraband

• C) contrary

• D) counter

If someone is always opposing or disagreeing with others, they are being what?

• A) contrary

• B) contrast

• C) counterfeit

• D) contradict