Unit 4 Flashcards
VIA
Latin: road, way VIA
viaduct
n: a bridge that carries a road over a valley
syn:
ant:
impervious
adj: unable to be affected
syn:
ant: vulnerable
deviate
v: to depart especially from path or plan
syn: stray
ant:
obviate
v: to make unessecary, to avoid
syn:
ant:
FER
LATIN: Fere to carry or bring
Defer
v. to put aside until later
syn. postpone
ant. hasten
deference
n. ct or practice of yielding ones authority
syn. submission
ant. authority
Confer
v. to discuss something with someone else
syn.
ant.
inference
v. a conclusion not directly provided by evidence
syn.
ant.
proffer
v. to present or offer
syn.
ant. withhold
proliferate
v. to expand in numbers
syn. reproduce
ant.
PORT
Latin: to carry or bring
comportment
n: manner in how you behave
syn: demeanor
purported
adj: claimed as true but probably false
syn: alleged
ant: definite