Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA (Latin)
Road, way
Impervious (Latin)
Unable to be affected
Synonym: Invulnerable
Deviate (Latin)
To depart, especially from a path or plan
Synonym: Stray
Antonym: Continue
Viaduct (Latin)
A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Obviate (Latin)
To make unnecessary; to avoid
Synonym: Precent
FER (Latin)
To carry, to bring
Defer (Latin)
To put aside until later
Synonym: Postpone
Antonym: Haste
Deference (Latin)
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Synonym: Submission
Antonym: Rebellion
Confer (Latin)
To discuss something with someone else; consult
Inference (Latin)
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to draw the facts at hand
Proliferate (Latin)
To increase greatly in number; multiply
Synonym: Reproduce
Proffer (Latin)
To present or offer
Antonym: withhold
PORT (Latin)
To carry, to bring
Comportment (Latin)
Manner in which one acts or behaves. (Latin)
Synonym: Demeanor
Purported (Latin)
Claimed as true, but probably false
Synonym: Alleged
Antonym: Definite