Flashcards: PORT as a root
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SpectrumHS on October 15, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 comport | (v) To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner. |
| deportment | (n) the manner in which a person behaves or acts; conducts. |
| opportune | (adj) Suitable for a particular purpose -or- Happening at the right time; well-timed; timely. |
| portable | (adj) able to be carried or moved easily. |
| portfolio | (n) A portable case for carrying loose papers, etc. -or- A representative collection of a person's work |
| portage | (n) The carrying of boats or supplies from one navigable body of water to another. |
| portly | (adj) Large and heavy; stout; obese. |
| purport | (v) To claim, often falsely -or- To mean; intend. |
| rapport | (n) a close, harmonious relationship. |
| sportive | (adj) Playful; frolicsome -or- Interested in sports. |