Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Latin - road, way Viaduct Deviate Impervious Obviate
FER
Latin - to carry, to bring Defer Deference Confer Inference Proffer Proliferate
PORT
Latin
- to carry, to bring
Comportment
Purported
Viaduct
Noun
- a bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley
Impervious
Adjective
- unable to be affected
Synonym: invulnerable
Deviate
Verb
- to depart, especially from a path or a plan
Synonym : stray
Antonym : continue
Obviate
Verb
- to make unnecessary; to avoid
Synonym: prevent
Defer
Verb
-(1) to put aside until later (2) to yield respectfully
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten
Deference
Verb
- act or practice to yielding to another’s authority
Synonym: submission
Antonym: rebellion
Confer
Verb
- (1)to discus something with someone else; consult (2) to bestow
Inference
Noun
-A conclusion not providing by evidence, but able to be drawn by the facts at hand
Proffer
Verb
- to present or offer
Antonym: withhold
Proliferate
Verb
- to increase greatly in size; multiply
Synonym: reproduce
Comportment
Noun
- Manner in which one acts or behaves
Synonym: demeanor
Purported
Adjective
- claimed as true, but probably false
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite