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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

sentence week word definition week sentence definition word synonym antonym root carry porter face bring envisage valley purported visage impervious school deference

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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