Unit 4 Flashcards
1
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Via
A
“Road, way”
Latin
Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate
2
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Fer
A
“to carry, to bring”
Latin
Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate
3
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Port
A
“to carry, to bring”
Latin
Comportment, purported
4
Q
Viaduct
A
noun
“a bridge that carries a road over a valley”
L Via + ductum
5
Q
Impervious
A
adjective
“unable to be affected”
L not + per
invulnerable
6
Q
Deviate
A
verb "to depart from a path or plan" L away from + via stray continue
7
Q
Obviate
A
verb
“to avoid”
L in the way of + via
prevent
8
Q
Defer
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verb "to put aside until later" L off, away + ferre postpone hasten
9
Q
Deference
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noun "act or practice of yielding to another's authority" L ferre submission rebellion
10
Q
Confer
A
verb
“to consult”
L together + ferre
11
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Inference
A
noun
“a conclusion drawn from the facts at hand”
L in + ferre
12
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Proffer
A
verb
“to present or offer”
L forward + ferre
withhold
13
Q
Proliferate
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verb
“to multiply”
L offspring + ferre
reproduce
14
Q
Comportment
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noun
“manner in which one behaves”
L together + portare
demeanor
15
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Purported
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adjective "claimed as true, but probably false" L forward + portare alleged definite
