unit 4 Flashcards

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Via

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Latin
“road, way”
viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate

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Fer

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Latin
“to carry, to bring”
Defer, deference,confer, inference, proffer, proliferate

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Port

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Latin
“to carry, to bring”
comportment,purported

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viaduct

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noun
a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Via

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Impervious

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adjective
unable to be affected
via
syn: invulnerable

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deviate

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verb
to depart, especially from a path or plan
Via
syn: stray
ant: continue
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obviate

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verb
to make unnecessary; to avoid
Via
syn: prevent

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Defer

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verb
to put aside until later
2. verb
to yield respectfully
syn: postpone
ant: hasten
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deference

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noun
act or practice of yielding to another person's authority
Fer
syn: submission
ant: rebellion
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confer

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verb
to discuss something with someone else; consult
2.verb
to bestow

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inference

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noun
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn by facts at hand
Fer

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Proffer

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verb
to present or offer
Fer
ant: withhold

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Proliferate

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verb
to increase greatly in number; multiply
Fer
syn: reproduce

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comportment

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noun
manner in which one acts or behaves
port
syn: demeanor

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purported

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adjective
claimed as true, but probably false
port
syn:alleged
ant:definite
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