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JECT, CONTRA/COUNTER

TermDefinition
dejected to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
eject to throw out
injection a shot; the "throwing" of medicine into the body by a needle
interjection a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
jettison to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane
projectile an object thrown into the air with great force
projector a machine that throws an image onto a wall
reject an object thrown out because it is defective and can't be used again
subject to throw oneself under someone else's rule
trajectory the curved path of an object thrown into space
ject to throw
contraband anything that is against the law to buy or sell
contradict to express the opposite
contrarian a person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected
contrary completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action
contrast to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related
counterbalance a weight used to balance an opposite weight
counterclockwise in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on a clock move
counterexample an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement
counterfeit being the opposite of real; fake or artificial
counterintuitive goes against your gut feeling or common sense
contra-, counter- against; opposite
Created by: aoltman80
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