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Unit Four Vocabulary

Unit Four Vocabulary. via fer port. VIA: L. via “road, way”. VIA. viaduct – n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley L. via + ductum, “leading” = road leading. VIA .

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Unit Four Vocabulary

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  1. Unit Four Vocabulary via fer port

  2. VIA: L. via “road, way”

  3. VIA • viaduct – n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley L. via + ductum, “leading” = road leading

  4. VIA • impervious – adj. Unable to be affected L. in, “not,” + per, “through,” + via = no way through syn. : invulnerable

  5. VIA • deviate – v. To depart, esp. from a path or plan L. de, “off, away from,” + via = off the path syn. : stray

  6. VIA • obviate – v. To make unnecessary; to avoid L. ob, “in the way of,” + via syn. : prevent

  7. FER: L. ferre “to carry, to bring”

  8. FER • defer – v. To put aside until later L. de, “off, away,” + ferre = put off syn. : postpone

  9. FER • deference – n. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority L. de, “off, away from,” + ferre = to put off (as an opinion)

  10. FER • confer – v. To discuss something with someone else; consult L. con, “together,” + ferre = to carry together syn. : negotiate

  11. FER • inference – n. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand L. in, “in,” + ferre = to bring in

  12. FER • proffer – v. To present or offer L. pro, “forward,” + ferre = to bring forward

  13. FER • proliferate – v. To increase greatly in number, multiply L. proles, “offspring,” + ferre = to bring forth offspring syn. : reproduce

  14. PORT: L. portare, portatum “to carry, to bring”

  15. PORT • comportment – n. Manner in which one acts or behaves L. com, “with,” + portare = carry (oneself) with syn. : demeanor

  16. PORT • purported – adj. Claimed as true, but probably false L. pro, “forward,” + portare = brought forth syn. : alleged

  17. Allusions • Kafkaesque • Pavlov’s Dog/Pavlovian

  18. Kafkaesque • Franz Kafka was a Czech, German-speaking writer whose works often dealt with surreal, anxiety producing situations. For example, in The Metamorphosis, the main character awakens to find that he has been transformed into a giant cockroach.

  19. So, “Kafkaesque” refers to . . . . . . a situation or experience that is bizarre, surreal, or anxiety-producing. At the amusement park, we walked across a stationary platform surrounded by circular, rotating walls that produced the Kafkaesque sensation that we were falling. It was easier to walk when my eyes were closed!

  20. Pavlov’s Dog/Pavlovian • Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist best known for his research on conditioned response. In his experiments, Pavlov rang a bell when presenting food to dogs. Seeing the food when Pavlov rang the bell conditioned the dogs to automatically salivate when they heard the bell.

  21. So, “Pavlov’s dog” refers to . . . . . . someone who automatically or instinctively responds to or obeys a signal. The adjective “Pavlovian” refers to such an automatic, unthinking response. The students, like Pavlov’s dogs, began gathering their things to leave the room when the bell rang by accident.

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