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

Adj., unable to be affected
Root: VIA
Syn: invulnerable

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

Verb, to depart, especially from a path or plan
Root: VIA
Syn: stray
Ant: continue

Question 5

Obviate

Answer 5

Verb, to make unnecessary, to avoid
Root: VIA
Syn: prevent

Question 6

FER

Answer 6

Latin, means “to carry, to bring”

Defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate

Question 7

Defer

Answer 7

1. Verb, to put aside till later 2. To yield respectfully
   Root: FER
   Syn: postpone
   Ant: hasten

Question 8

Deference

Answer 8

Noun, act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Root: FER
Syn: submission
Ant: rebellion

Question 9

Confer

Answer 9

1. Verb, to discuss something with someone else; consult 2. To bestow
   Root: FER

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

Noun, a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from facts at hand
Root: FER

Question 11

Proffer

Answer 11

Verb, to present or offer
Root: FER
Ant: withhold

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

Verb, to increase greatly in number, multiply
Root: FER
Syn: 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
Syn: demeanor

Question 15

Purported

Answer 15

Adj., claimed as true, but probably false
Root: PORT
Syn: alleged
Ant: definite