Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
VIA (root)
Latin; “road, way”
Words: viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate
Viaduct
n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Impervious
adj. Unable to be affected
Synonym: invulnerable
Deviate
v. To depart, especially from a path or plan
Synonym: stray
Antonym: continue
Obviate
v. To make unnecessary; to avoid
Synonym: prevent
FER (root)
Latin; “to carry, to bring”
Words: defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate
Defer
v. to put aside until later
v. to yield respectfully
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten
Deference
n. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Synonym: submission
Antonym: rebellion
Confer
v. To discuss something with someone else; consult
v. To bestow
Inference
n. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Proffer
v. To present or offer
Antonym: withhold
Proliferate
v. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Synonym: reproduce
PORT (root)
Latin; “to carry, to bring”
Words: comportment, purported
Comportment
n. Manner in which one acts or behaves
Synonym: demeanor
Purported
adj. Claimed as true, but probably false
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite