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Vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motive | something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing; incentive |
| emote | to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner |
| demote | to reduce in grade, rank, or status |
| momentous | utmost importance, very important |
| motile | moving or capable of moving spontaneously |
| mot-, mov- | to move |
| viaduct | a bridge of a road over a valley |
| viable | capable of living |
| impervious | unable to be affected |
| deviate | to depart from a plan or path |
| obviate | to make unnecessary, to avoid |
| via- | road, way |
| defer | to put aside until later |
| inference | conclusion drawn by facts on hand |
| insufferable | intolerable, hard to endure |
| deference | submission to opinions/wishes of others |
| proffer | offer |
| -fer | to carry/bring/bear/produce |