Unit 4 Flashcards
Via
Latin: means “road, way”
Viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate
Viaduct
N. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Root: Via
Impervious
Adj. Unable to be affected
Root: Via
Syn: invulnerable
Deviate
V. To depart, especially from a path or plan
Root: Via
Syn: stray
Ant: continue
Obviate
V. To make unnecessary; to avoide
Root: Via
Syn: prevent
Fer
Latin: means “to carry, to bring”
Defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate
Defer
(1) V. To put aside until later
(2) V. To yield respectively
Root: Fer
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten
Deference
N. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Root: Fer
Syn: submission
Ant: rebellion
Confer
(1) V. To discuss something with someone else; consult
(2) V. To bestow
Root: Fer
Inference
N. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Root: Fer
Proffer
V. To present or offer
Root: Fer
Ant: withhold
Proliferate
V. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Root: Fer
Syn: reproduce
Port
Latin: means “to carry, to bring”
Comportment, purported
Comportment
N. Manner in which one acts or behaves
Root: Port
Syn: demeanor
Purported
Adj. Claimed as true, but probably false
Root: Port
Syn: alleged
Ant: definite