Quizlet contra-/counter- vocabulary

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  1. contraband: anything that is against the law to buy or sell
  2. contradict: to express the opposite
  3. contrarian: a person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected
  4. contrary: – completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action
  5. contrast: to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related
  6. counterbalance: a weight used to balance an opposite weight
  7. counterclockwise: in the direction that is opposite in movement of the directions on the hands on a clock
  8. counterexample: an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement
  9. counterfeit: being the opposite of real; fake or artificial
  10. counterintuitive: goes against your gut feeling or common sense