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100
a weight used to balance an opposite weight
What is counterbalance?
100
completely opposite or different
contrary
100
to be together in the same time or space People of all religions __________________ in the United States.
What is coexist?
100
A place where people live together.
community
100
This prefix means "two."
Bi-
200
the direction that is opposite the direction of clock hands
What is counterclockwise?
200
Anything that is against the law to buy or sell
What is contraband?
200
Sports and clubs are considered __________________ activities.
What is co-curricular?
200
to put two or more things together When baking a cake, I _________________ all the dry ingredients first.
What is combine?
200
These two prefixes mean "many"
multi- and poly-
300
Military action taken by government against rebels or insurgents.
What is counterinsurgency?
300
to look at different things to see how they are opposites
What is contrast?
300
This word means "sticking together." Example: The team was working well together. They were a ____________________ unit.
What is cohesive?
300
to put things together to see how they are the same
What is compare?
300
These two prefixes mean "one."
uni- and mono-
400
opposite of real; fake
What is counterfeit?
400
to express the opposite
What is contradict?
400
events that happen together, in which they seem to happen purposely but are actually accidental
What is coincidence?
400
things that go together without problems
What is compatible?
400
These six prefixes mean "not."
un-, non-, in-, im-, il-, ir-
500
When something goes against what you think it should naturally do, it is called _________________________.
What is counterintuitive?
500
a person who does the opposite or says the opposite of what is expected
What is a contrarian?
500
to live together with someone in the same house or in the same environment or habitat
What is cohabitate?
500
What do you do when you get together with someone to share their grief?
What is commiserate?
500
This prefix means "under."
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