Unit 4 Flashcards

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Via

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latin
road way
via

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Fer

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Latin
to carry to bring
Ferre

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Port

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Latin
To carry, to bring
Portare, Portatum

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Viaduct

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Noun

A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

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Impervious

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Adj.
Unable to be affected
syn: Invulnerable

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Deviate

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Verb
To depart especially from a path or plan
syn: stray
ant:continue

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Obviate

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Verb
to make unnecessary:to avoid.
syn: Prevent

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Defer

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Verb
To put aside to later
syn:postpone
Ant:Hasten

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Deference

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Noun
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: Submission
Ant: Rebellion

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Confer

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Verb

to discuss something with someone else:consult

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Inference

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Noun

A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

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Proffer

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Verb
To present or offer
Ant:withhold

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Prolifferate

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Verb
To increase greatly in number: multiply
syn: Reproduce

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Comportment

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Noun
Manner in which one acts or behaves
syn: Demeanor

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Purported

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adj.
claimed as true, but probably false
Syn: alleged
Ant: Definite

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