Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Latin meaning “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: Invulnarable
Deviate
V. To depart, especially from a path or plan
Root: via
S: stray
A: continue
Obviate
V. To make unnecessary ; to avoid.
Root: via
S: prevent
FER
Latin “ to carry, to bring”
Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer , proliferate
Defer
V. To put aside until later. To yield respectfully.
Root:FER
S:postpone
A: hasten
Deference
N. Act or practice of yielding to another authority.
Root: fer
S: submission
A: rebellion
Inference
N. A conclusion not directly drawn by evidence but able to be drawn the facts at hand.
Rot: fer
Proffer
V. To present or offer
Root: fer
A: with hold
Proliferate
V. To increase greatly in number, to multiply
Root: fer
S: reproduce
PORT
Latin “to carry, to bring”
Comportment, Porported
Comportment
N. manner in which one acts or behaves
Root: port
S:demeanor
Purported
Adj. claimed as true, but probably false
S: alleged
A:definnite