Unit 4 Flashcards

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1
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Via

A

Latin
Road
Way

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Viaduct

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A bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley.
Noun
Latin

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Impervious

A

Unable to be affected
Adjective
Latin
Synonym: invulnerable

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Deviate

A

To depart,especially from a path or plan.
Latin
Synonym: stray
Antonym: continue

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Obviate

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To make unnecessary; to avoid.
Latin
Synonym: prevent

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Fer

A

Latin

To carry, to bring

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Defer

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To put aside until later
Verb
Latin
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten
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Deference

A
Act or practice of yielding to another authority
Noun
Latin
Synonym: submission 
Antonym: rebellion
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Confer

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To discuss something with someone else.
Verb
Latin

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Inference

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

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Proffer

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To present or offer
Latin
Verb
Antonym: withhold

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Proliferate

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To increase greatly on number
Verb
Latin
Synonym: reproduce

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13
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Port

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Latin
To carry
To bring

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Comportment

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Manner in which one acts/ behaves
Noun
Latin
Synonym: demeanor

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Purported

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Claimed as true, bit probably false 
Latin 
Adjective 
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite
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