English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 17

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 16, we learnt about the prefixes Com, Col, Con, Cor and Co.  Com, Col, Con, Cor, Co represent  the meanings with; together. Today we shall see the prefixes Contra, Contro. Happy Reading :)

Day 17 : Contra, Contro

• contra, contro - against; opposite

Let's try to understand this with some examples....

• Contradiction (noun) = speak against.
• • contra - Prefix = against
  • dic (discere) - Root = speak
  • tion - Suffix = the result of
• Controversy (noun) = dispute.
• • contro - Prefix = against 
  • vers (versus) - Root = to turn
  • y - Suffix = the action of

Let's have a look at some more words with contra, contro prefixes, for better understanding.

• contrary = against something
• contrast = to stand against
• controller = a person who manages or direct something
• contraindication = a lack of agreement between facts, opinions
  
• contraption = a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe
• contradict = to say the opposite of what someone else has said
• controvert = deny the truth of (something) / argue about (something)
• contravention =  an action which offends against a law

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -acy
2. -cracy
3. -ate
4. -ee

a. rule of

b. a person affected by an action

c. the state of

d. cause to be

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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