JAN 18, 2009 Volume 1 -- prefix, #12 (13)

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1. The police looked for drugs, guns, and other _________.
2. This would _______ the rule against hearsay.
3. The day began cold and blustery, in _______ to almost two weeks of uninterrupted
A) contravene
B) controvert
C) contrast
D) contraband
E) contradict
F) controversy

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D) contraband
A) contravene
C) contrast

PREFIX: contr-
against, opposite

contravene:

1.	to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.

2.	to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.

controvert:

1.	to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.

2.	to argue about; debate; discuss.

contrast:

1.	to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.

2.	to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else; form a contrast.

3.	Linguistics. to differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings: The sounds (p) and (b) contrast in the words “pin” and “bin.”

contraband:
–noun

1.	anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.

2.	goods imported or exported illegally.

3.	illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling.

4.	International Law. contraband of war.

5.	(during the American Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.

–adjective

6.	prohibited from export or import.

contradict:

1.	to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.

2.	to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.

3.	(of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles.

4.	Obsolete. to speak or declare against; oppose.

5.	to utter a contrary statement.

controversy:

1.	a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.

2.	contention, strife, or argument.

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每次LZ的选项都好让人抓狂，如果不放在一起也许我还分得清，现在放在一起了我就晕了，怎么ABEF都差不多啊！~！:funk: :funk:
1.D
2.B
3.C

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哈哈，是这样吗。以后注意～

等frank来了再加分