Unit 4

Question 1

Via

Answer 1

Latin- road, way

Question 2

Viaduct

Answer 2

N. a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

Question 3

Impervious

Answer 3

Adj. unable to be affected

Syn: invulnerable

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

V. To depart, especially from a part or plan
Syn: stray
Ant: continue

Question 5

Obviate

Answer 5

V. To make unecessary, to avoid

Syn: prevent

Question 6

Fer

Answer 6

Latin- to carry, to bring

Question 7

Defer

Answer 7

V. To pull aside until later. 2- v. to yield respectively
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten

Question 8

Deference

Answer 8

N. act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: submission
Ant: rebellion

Question 9

Confer

Answer 9

V. To discuss something with someone else; consult 2- v. To bestow

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

N. a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

Question 11

Proffer

Answer 11

V. To present or offer

Ant: withhold

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

V. To increase greatly in number; multiply

Syn: reproduce

Question 13

Port

Answer 13

Latin: to carry, to bring

Question 14

Comportment

Answer 14

N. manner in which one acts or behaves

Syn: demeanor

Question 15

Purported

Answer 15

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