Unit IV Flashcards
Via
Latin; Road, way; Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate.
Fer
Latin; To carry or to bring; Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate.
Port
Latin; To carry, to bring; Comportment, Purported.
Viaduct
Noun; A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley; Latin; S: -; A: -
Impervious
Adjective; Unable to be affected; Latin; S: Invulnerable; A: -.
Deviate
Verb; To depart especially from a path or plan; Latin; S: Stray; A: Continue.
Obviate
Verb; To make unnecessary, to avoid; Latin; S: Prevent; A: -.
Defer
Verb; To put aside until later, to yield respectfully; Latin; S: Postpone; A: Hasten.
Deference
Noun; Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority; Latin; S: Submission; A: Rebellion.
Confer
Verb; To discuss something with someone else or to consult, to bestow; Latin; S: -; A: -.
Inference
Noun; A conclusion not directly provided by evidence but able to be drawn from the facts at hand; Latin; S: -; A: -.
Proffer
Verb; To present or offer; Latin; S: -; A: Withhold.
Proliferate
Verb; To increase greatly in number, to multiply; Latin; S: Reproduce; A: -.
Comportment
Noun; Manner in which one acts or behaves; Latin; S: Demeanor; A: -.
Purported
Adjective; Claimed as true but probably false; Latin; S: Alleged; A: Definite.