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Lesson 5
Ped, pod feet and Counter-, contra- opposite, against
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pedestrian | n. a person walking in a city or along a road. Drivers must yield to pedestrians. |
pedicure | n. a treatment to improve the appearance and health of the feet and toenails. Mary's feet looked glamorous after her pedicure. |
pedometer | n. a device that measures the distance a person travels by walking. Kimberly's pedometer indicated that she had walked two miles while shopping at the mall. |
podiatrist | n. a doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot. Donald is seeing a podiatrist for the treatment of the infection in his foot. |
tripod | n. a support or stand for a camera or telescope that has three legs. Dad put the video camera on a tripod to record the band concert. |
counterfeit | n. something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people. The criminal carried counterfeit hundred-dollar bills. |
counterpart | n. someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another. The actress filmed a scene with her male counterpart. |
counteract | v. act against something; to cause something to have less of an effect or no effect at all. She took Tylenol before her immunization to counteract the pain from the shot. |
contradict | v. 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. |
contrary | n. an opposite or different fact, event, or situation. I expected the test to be easy, but the contrary was true; it was unbelievably hard. |