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

Try to match the above elements with given meanings.  Solve it on your own and

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

You can read Old Lessons of this series from here

 

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

Hyderabad

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