Unit 4

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

Latin: “road, way”

Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate

Question 2

FER

Answer 2

Latin: “to carry, to bring”

Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Prolifereate

Question 3

PORT

Answer 3

Latin: “to carry, to bring”

Comportment, Purported

Question 4

Viaduct

Answer 4

n. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley.

Root: VIA

Question 5

Impervious

Answer 5

adj. Unable to be affected.
Root: VIA
Synonym: Invulnerable

Question 6

Deviate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Obviate

Answer 7

v. To make unnecessary; to avoid.
Root: VIA
Synonym: Prevent

Question 8

Defer

Answer 8

v. To put aside until later. To yield respectfully.
Root: FER
Synonym: Postpone
Antonym: Hasten

Question 9

Deference

Answer 9

n. An act or practice of yielding to another’s authority.
Root: FER
Synonym: Submission
Antonym: Rebellion

Question 10

Confer

Answer 10

v. To discuss something with someone else; consult. To bestow.
Root: FER

Question 11

Inference

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Proffer

Answer 12

v. To present or offer.
Root: FER
Synonym: Offer
Antonym: Withhold

Question 13

Proliferate

Answer 13

v. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Root: FER
Synonym: Reproduce

Question 14

Comportment

Answer 14

n. Manner in which one acts or behaves.
Root: PORT
Synonym: Demeanor

Question 15

Purported

Answer 15

adj. Claimed as true, but probably false.
Root: PORT
Synonym: Alleged
Antonym: Definite