Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Road, way
Latin
Viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate
Viaduct
N.
A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Latin
Impervious
Adj.
Unable to be affected
L.
Syn: invulnerable
Deviate
V. To department especially from a path or plan Latin Syn: stray Ant: continue
Obviate
V.
To make unnecessary; to avoid
Latin
Syn: prevent
FER
To carry; to bring
Latin
Defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate
Defer
V. To put aside until later/ to yield respectfully Latin Syn: postpone Ant: hasten
Deference
N. Act or practice of yielding to another's authority Latin Syn: submission Ant: rebellion
Confer
V.
To discuss something with someone else; consult/ To bestow
Latin
Inference
N.
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Latin
Proffer
V.
To present or offer
Latin
Ant: withhold
Proliferate
V.
To increase greatly in number; to multiply
Latin
Syn: reproduce
PORT
To carry, to bring
Latin
Comportment, purported
Comportment
N.
Manner in which one acts or behaves
Latin
Syn: demeanor
Purported
Adj. Claimed as true, but probably false Latin Syn: alleged Ant: definite