unit 4 Flashcards

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via

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latin, road, way

- viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate

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viaduct

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n. a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

root: via

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impervious

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adj. unable to be affected.
root: via
syn: invulnerable

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deviate

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v. to depart, especially from a path or plan
root: via
syn: stray
ant: continue

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obviate

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v. to make unnecessary, to avoid
root: via
syn: prevent

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fer

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latin, to carry to bring

- defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate.

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defer

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v. to put aside until later
root: fer
syn: postpone
ant: hasten

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deference

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n. act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
root: fer
syn: submission
ant: rebellion

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confer

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v. to discuss something with someone else, to consult

root: fer

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inference

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n. a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
root: fer

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proffer

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v. to present or offer
root: fer
ant: withhold

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proliferate

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v. to increase gently in number; multiply
root: fer
syn: reproduce

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port

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latin. to carry, to bring

- comportment, purported,

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comportment

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n. manner in which one acts or behaves
root: port
syn: demeanor

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purported

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adj. claimed as true but probably false.
root: port
syn: alleged
ant: definite

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