unit 4 Flashcards
via
latin, road, way
- viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate
viaduct
n. a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
root: via
impervious
adj. unable to be affected.
root: via
syn: invulnerable
deviate
v. to depart, especially from a path or plan
root: via
syn: stray
ant: continue
obviate
v. to make unnecessary, to avoid
root: via
syn: prevent
fer
latin, to carry to bring
- defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate.
defer
v. to put aside until later
root: fer
syn: postpone
ant: hasten
deference
n. act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
root: fer
syn: submission
ant: rebellion
confer
v. to discuss something with someone else, to consult
root: fer
inference
n. a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
root: fer
proffer
v. to present or offer
root: fer
ant: withhold
proliferate
v. to increase gently in number; multiply
root: fer
syn: reproduce
port
latin. to carry, to bring
- comportment, purported,
comportment
n. manner in which one acts or behaves
root: port
syn: demeanor
purported
adj. claimed as true but probably false.
root: port
syn: alleged
ant: definite