Unit 4 Flashcards

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VIA

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“road, way”

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Viaduct

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noun
via
a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
bridge
road
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impervious

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adjective
via
unable to be affected
invulnerable
vulnerable
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deviate

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verb
via
to depart
stray
continue
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obviate

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verb
via
to make unnecessary, to avoid 
prevent
allow
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FER

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“to carry, to bring”

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defer

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verb
fer
to put aside until later/ to yield respectively
postpone
hasten
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deference

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noun
fer
act or practice of yielding to another's authority
submission
rebellion
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confer

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verb
fer
to discuss something with someone else/ to bestow
consult/ give 
take
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inference

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noun
fer
a conclusion, not directly proved by evidence, but able to be drawn by the facts at hand
hypothesis
fact
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proffer

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verb
fer
to present or offer
give
withhold
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proliferate

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verb
fer
to increase greatly in number, to multiply
reproduce
shrink
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PORT

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“to carry, to bring”

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comportment

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noun
port
manner in which one acts or behaves
behavior
mystery
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purported

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adjective
port
claimed as true, but probably false
alleged
definite
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