Unit 4

Question 1

Via

Answer 1

Latin: Via “road, way”

Viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate

Question 2

Viaduct

Answer 2

N. 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

V. To depart, especially from a path or plan
Root: via
Syn: stray
Ant: continue

Question 5

Obviate

Answer 5

V. To make unnecessary; to avoid
Root: via
Syn: prevent

Question 6

Fer

Answer 6

Latin: ferre “to carry, to bring”

Defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate

Question 7

Defer

Answer 7

(1)v. To put aside until later (2)v.to yield respectfully
Root: fer
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten

Question 8

Deference

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Confer

Answer 9

(1)v. To discuss something with someone else; consult (2) v. To bestow
Root: fer

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Proffer

Answer 11

V. To present or offer
Root: fer
Ant: withhold

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

V. To increase greatly in number; multiply
Root: fer
Syn: reproduce

Question 13

Port

Answer 13

Latin: portare, portatum “to carry, to bring”

Comportment, purported

Question 14

Comported

Answer 14

N. 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