Vocabulary Weeks 1316 Week 13 Root VIA Meaning road way Week 13 Word 1 viaduct Definition n a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley supported by arches piers or columns ID: 538784
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Greek & Latin RootsVocabulary
Weeks 13-16 Slide2
Week 13 Root:
VIA
Meaning:
road, waySlide3
Week 13, Word 1: viaduct
Definition: (n.) – a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley; supported by arches, piers, or columns
Use in a sentence
:
The ancient viaduct
allowed the cars to pass over the French valley with ease.
Synonym
: overpassAntonym: tunnelSlide4
Week 13, Word 2: impervious
Definition: (adj.) – unable to be affectedUse in a sentence
:
Andy the squirrel seems
impervious to criticism, but actually his feelings are very easily hurt.
Synonym
:
invulnerable Antonym: vulnerableSlide5
Week 13, Word 3: deviate
Definition: (v.) – to depart, especially from a path or planUse in a sentence
:
The owl
deviated from typical owl behavior when he skateboarded down the sidewalk.
Synonym
:
stray Antonym: continueSlide6
Week 14 Root
FER
Meaning:
to carry, to bringSlide7
Week 14, Word 1: defer
Definition: (v.) to put aside until laterUse in a sentence
:
Scruffy did the math and realized he and the wifey would have to
defer their family pet purchase until the next month’s pay check.Synonym
:
postpone
Antonym: hastenSlide8
Week 14, Word 2: deference
Definition: (n.) – act of yielding to another’s authority
Use in a sentence
:
Bingo knew he should show deference to Kitty so she wouldn’t sock him in the face.
Synonym
:
submissionAntonym: rebellionSlide9
Week 14, Word 3: confer
Definition: (v.) – to discuss something with someone else
Use in a sentence
:
The seal and the penguin conferred about who should have the right to sit on the mossy log.
Synonym
:
consultAntonym: withholdSlide10
Week 15 Root
PORTMeaning: to carry, to bringSlide11
Week 15, Word 1: comportment
Definition: (n) – manner in which one acts or behaves
Use in a sentence
:
Sally was in trouble with her mom due to her poor comportment at the shopping mall.
Synonym
:
demeanorAntonym: noneSlide12
Week 15, Word 2: purported
Definition: (adj.) – claimed as true, but probably falseUse in a sentence
: Tim’s
purported
illness kept him out of school on the day of the test, so he claims.Synonym: supposed; alleged
Antonym
: definiteSlide13
Week 15, Word 3: porter
Definition
:
(n.)
–
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel
Use in a sentence
:
The
hotel we stayed in during our European vacation was so nice that it even had a
porter
who carried our luggage to our rooms.Synonym: bellhopAntonym: ownerSlide14
Week 16 Root
VID/VISMeaning: to seeSlide15
Week 16, Word 1: envisage
Definition: (v.) – to imagine; to conceive ofUse in a sentence:
No matter how she tried, Laura could not
envisage
living anywhere but California.Synonym:
visualize
Antonym
: disregard; ignore Slide16
Week 16, Word 2: visage
Definition: (n.) – face; facial expression
Use in a sentence
:
The twisted visage of the Cyclops monster costume frightened the toddlers in the room.
Syn
:
lookAnt: noneSlide17
Week 16, Word 3: evident
Definition
:
(adj.)
–
plain or clear to the sight or understanding
Use in a sentence
:
It was
evident
to all that the boy was trying to enter the wrong school.Synonym: obvious Antonym: concealed