Unit 4 Flashcards

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VIA

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Latin
- road, way
Viaduct 
Deviate
Impervious
Obviate
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FER

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Latin
- to carry, to bring
Defer 
Deference
Confer 
Inference 
Proffer
Proliferate
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PORT

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Latin
- to carry, to bring
Comportment
Purported

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Viaduct

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Noun

- a bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley

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Impervious

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Adjective
- unable to be affected
Synonym: invulnerable

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Deviate

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Verb
- to depart, especially from a path or a plan
Synonym : stray
Antonym : continue

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Obviate

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Verb
- to make unnecessary; to avoid
Synonym: prevent

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Defer

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Verb
-(1) to put aside until later (2) to yield respectfully
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten

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Deference

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Verb
- act or practice to yielding to another’s authority
Synonym: submission
Antonym: rebellion

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Confer

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Verb

- (1)to discus something with someone else; consult (2) to bestow

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Inference

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Noun

-A conclusion not providing by evidence, but able to be drawn by the facts at hand

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Proffer

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Verb
- to present or offer
Antonym: withhold

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Proliferate

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Verb
- to increase greatly in size; multiply
Synonym: reproduce

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Comportment

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Noun
- Manner in which one acts or behaves
Synonym: demeanor

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Purported

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Adjective
- claimed as true, but probably false
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite

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