Unit 4 Flashcards

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VIA *

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Via “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
S=no S
A=no A
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Impervious

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Adjective
"Unable to be affected"
VIA
S=Invulnerable
A=no A
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Deviate

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Verb
"To depart, especially from a path or plan"
VIA
S=Stray
A=Continue
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Obviate

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Verb
"To make unnecessary; to avoid"
VIA
S=Prevent
A=no A
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FER *

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Ferre “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"
Verb
"To yield respectfully"
FER
S=Postpone
A=Hasten
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Deference

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Noun
"Act or practice of yielding to another's authority"
FER
S=Submission
A=Rebellion
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Confer

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Verb
"To discuss something with someone else; consult"
Verb
"To bestow"
FER
S=no S
A=no A
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Inference

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Noun
"A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand"
FER
S=no S
A=no A
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Proffer

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Verb
"To present or offer"
FER
S=no S
A=Withhold
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Proliferate

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Verb
"To increase greatly in number; multiply"
FER
S=Reproduce
A=no A
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PORT *

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Portare, Portatum “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
S=Demeanor
A=no A
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Purported

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Adjective
"Claimed as true, but probably false"
PORT
S=Alleged
A=Definite
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