Vocabulary Quiz

What does the root "ped" or "pod" mean?

• Hand

• Foot

• Head

• Arm

What is the meaning of the word "pedestrian"?

• A person walking in a city or along a road

• A person driving a car

• A person riding a bicycle

• A person flying a plane

A doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot.

• pedicure

• podiatrist

• tripod

• pedestrian

What does a "pedometer" measure?

• The distance a person travels by car

• The distance a person travels by bicycle

• The distance a person travels by walking

• The distance a person travels by plane

What does the prefix "counter-" or "contra-" mean?

• With, together

• Before, in front of

• Opposite, against

• After, behind

What does the word "counterfeit" mean?

• Something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people

• Something that is made to look different from the original

• Something that is made to look better than the original

• Something that is made to look worse than the original

to say the opposite of something; to deny the truth about something; to deny or diagree with what is beibg said by someone; to not agree with something in a way it shows or suggest that it is wrong.

• counterfeit

• Contradict

• counteract

• contrary

What does the word "counteract" mean?

• To support something

• To cause something to have an effect

• To act against something

• To ignore something

What does the word "contrary" mean?

• The same as something

• Different from something

• Similar to something

• Identical to something

What does the word "contrarian" mean?

• A person who agrees with others

• A person who opposes or rejects popular opinion

• A person who ignores others

• A person who supports popular opinion