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Root: ped/pod
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | a person walking in a city or along a road. Drivers must yield to pedestrians |
| pedicure | a treatment to improve the appearance and health of the feet and toenails.Mary's feet looked glamorous after her pedicure |
| pedometer | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another. The actress filmed a scene with her male counterpart |
| counteract | 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 | 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 its wrong. The quarterback wanted to contradict his critical coac |
| contrary | an opposite or different fact, event, or situation. I expected the test to be easy, but the contrary was true; it was unbelievably hard |
| frontier | the farthest reaches of settlement , exploration of knowledge.There are few frontiers one earth, but science has many new frontiers to explore |
| flaunt | to display noticeably. My cousin loves to flaunt her expensive clothes whenever she has a chance |
| terminology | the special vocabulary used in a particular business, science or art. Words like byte, software and operating systems are examples of computer terminology |
| digit | A numeral. How many digits are in the number one million |