Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Latin: Via means “road, way”
Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate.
Viaduct
n. A bridge that carries a road or railway 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: Ferre means to “carry, to bring”
Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate.
Defer
v. To put aside until later. To yield respectfully. 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; consult.
To bestow.
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 greatly in number.
Root: Fer
Syn: Reproduce
PORT
Latin: Portare, Portatum means 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