Unit 4 Flashcards
Via
L.
“road, away”
Ex: viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate,
Fer
L.
“to carry, to bring”
Ex: defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate
Port
L.
“to carry, to bring”
Ex: comportment, purported,
viaduct
noun
a bridge that carries a road or railway
impervious
adj.
unable to be affected
syn: invulnerable
deviate
verb
to depart; especially from a part or plan
obviate
verb
to make unnecessary; to avoid
Syn: prevent
defer
v.
to put aside until later
Syn; postpone Ant: hasten
deference
n.
act or practice of yeilding
Syn: submission Ant: rebellion
confer
v.
to discuss something with someone else
inference
n.
a conclusion not directly provided by information
proffer
v.
to present or offer
Ant: withhold
proliferate
v.
to increase greatly in number
Syn: reproduce
comportment
n.
manner in which one acts
Syn: demeanor
purported
adj.
claimed as true
Syn; alleged Ant: definite
