Unit 4

Question 1

Via

Answer 1

Latin: Via, “road, way”.

1. Viaduct, 2. Impervious, 3. Deviate, 4. Obviate

Question 2

1. Viaduct

Answer 2

Noun, A bridge that carries a road or over a valley.

Root: Via

Question 3

2. Impervious

Answer 3

Adjective, Unable to be affected.
Root: Via
Synonym: Invulnerable

Question 4

3. Deviate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

4. Obviate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Fer

Answer 6

Latin: Ferre, “to carry, to bring”.

1. Defer, 2. Deference, 3. Confer, 4. Inference, 5. Proffer,
2. Proliferate

Question 7

1. Defer

Answer 7

Verb, To put aside until later. To yield respectfully.
Root: Fer
Synonym: Postpone
Antonym: Hasten

Question 8

2. Deference

Answer 8

Noun, Act or practice of yielding another’s authority.
Root: Fer
Synonym: Submission
Antonym: Rebellion

Question 9

3.Confer

Answer 9

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

Question 10

4. 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

5. Proffer

Answer 11

Verb, To present or offer.
Root: Fer
Antonym: Withhold

Question 12

6. Proliferate

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Port

Answer 13

Latin: Portable, Portatum, “to carry, to bring”.

1. Comportment, 2. Purported

Question 14

1. Comportment

Answer 14

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

Question 15

2. Purported

Answer 15

Adjective, Claimed as true, but probably false.
Root: Port
Synonym: Alleged
Antonym: Definate