Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots - Level X, Unit 4

Viaduct (noun)

A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

Impervious (adjective)

Unable to be affected

Deviate (verb)

To depart, especially from a path or plan

Obviate (verb)

To make unnecessary; to avoid

Defer (verb)

1. To put aside until later 2. To yield respectfully

Deference (noun)

The act or practice of yielding to another's authority

Confer (verb)

1. To discuss something with someone else; to consult 2. To bestow

Inference (noun)

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

Proffer (verb)

To present or offer

Proliferate (verb)

To increase greatly in number; to multiple

Comportment (noun)

The manner in which one acts or behaves

Purported (adjective)

Claimed as true, but probably false