Unit 4 Flashcards

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Via

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Road, way
Latin
Viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate

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Viaduct

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Noun
A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Via

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Impervious

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Adjective
Unable to be affected
Via
Syn- invulnerable

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Deviate

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Verb
To depart, especially from a path or plan
Via
Syn- stray
Ant- continue
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Obviate

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Verb
To make unnecessary; to avoid
Via
Syn- prevent

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Fer

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To carry, to bring
Latin
Defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate

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Defer

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Verb
To put aside until later; to yield respectfully
Fer
Syn- postpone
Ant- hasten
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Deference

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Noun
Act or practice of yielding to another's authority
Fer
Syn- submission
Ant- rebellion
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Confer

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Verb
To discuss something with someone else; consult; to bestow
Fer

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Inference

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Noun
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn by the fact at hand
Fer

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Proffer

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Verb
To present or offer
Fer
Ant- withhold

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Proliferate

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Verb
To increase greatly in number; multiply
Fer
Syn- reproduce

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Port

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To carry, to bring
Latin
Comportment, purported

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Comportment

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Noun
Manner in which one acts or behaves
Port
Syn- demeanor

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Purported

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Adjective
Claimed as true, but probably false
Port
Syn- alleged
Ant- definite
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