Unit 4

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

Latin. Means “road, way”.

Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate.

Question 2

Viaduct

Answer 2

Noun. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley.
Root: Via

Question 3

Impervious

Answer 3

Adjective. Unable to be affected.
Root: Via
Synonym: invulnerable

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

Verb. To depart, especially from a path or plan.
Root: Via
Synonym: stray
Antonym: continue

Question 5

Obviate

Answer 5

Verb. To make unnecessary; to avoid.
Root: Via
Synonym: prevent

Question 6

FER

Answer 6

Latin. Means “to carry, to bring”.

Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate.

Question 7

Defer

Answer 7

Verb. To put aside until later. To yield respectively.
Root: Fer
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten

Question 8

Deference

Answer 8

Noun. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority.
Root: Fer
Synonym: submission
Antonym: rebellion

Question 9

Confer

Answer 9

Verb. To discuss something with someone else; consult. Bestow.
Root: Fer

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

Noun. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence but able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
Root: Fer

Question 11

Proffer

Answer 11

Verb. To present or offer.
Root: Fer
Antonym: withhold

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

Verb. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Root: Fer
Synonym: reproduce

Question 13

PORT

Answer 13

Latin. Means “to carry, to bring”.

Comportment, Purported.

Question 14

Comportment

Answer 14

Noun. Manner in which one acts or behaves.
Root: Port
Synonym: demeanor

Question 15

Purported

Answer 15

Adjective. Claimed as true, but probably false.
Root: Port
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite