Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Latin: “road, way”
Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate
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 avoid
Root: VIA
Syn: Prevent
FER
Latin: “to carry, to bring”
Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate
Defer
V: To put aside until late (2) V: to yield respectfully
Root: FER
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten
Deference
N: Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Root: FER
Syn: submission
Ant: Rebelion
Confer
V: (1) To discuss something with something else; consult (2) 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: “To carry, to bring”
Comportment, Purported
Comportment
N: Manner in which one acts or behaves
Root: POR
Syn: Demeanor
Purported
Adj: Claimed as true, but probably false
Root: POR
Syn: Alleged
Ant: Definite
Viaduct
N: A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Root: VIA