Unit 4

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

“road, way”

Question 2

Viaduct- noun

Answer 2

• A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

Ex: The ancient viaduct washed out in the heavy rains.

Question 3

Impervious - adjective

Answer 3

• Unable to be affected
  Ex: Andy seems impervious to criticism, but his feelings are very easily hurt.
  syn: invulnerable

Question 4

Deviate - verb

Answer 4

• To depart, especially from a path or plan
  Ex: Once Rick decides on a plan for his business projects, he never deviates from it.
  syn: stray ant: continue

Question 5

Obviate - verb

Answer 5

• To make unnecessary; to avoid
  Ex: If you take safety precautions now, you can obviate some future medical expenses.
  syn: prevent

Question 6

FER

Answer 6

“to carry, to bring”

Question 7

Defer - verb

Answer 7

• 1. To put aside until later
  2. To yield respectfully
     Ex: 1. If Mahmoud decides to travel to France, he will have to defer his examinations until April.
     
     2. The younger doctor will defer to his senior partner when the patient asks a question.

syn: postpone ant: hasten

Question 8

Deference - noun

Answer 8

• Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
  Ex: As new soldiers, we were warned to show deference to our commander in all matters.
  syn: submission ant: rebellion

Question 9

Confer - verb

Answer 9

• 1. To discuss something with someone else; consult
  2. To bestow
     Ex:
     
     1. The trivia show contestant conferred with the other members of her team before answering the question.
     2. In a ceremony held earlier today, the government of France conferred several honors on the general.

Question 10

Inference - noun

Answer 10

• A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
  Ex: When I saw the horse tracks across the snow, I made the inference that someone had left the gate open, allowing the horses to escape.

Question 11

Proffer - verb

Answer 11

• To present or offer
  Ex: When the reporter asked for more information, the policeman proferred a ten-page document.
  ant: withhold

Question 12

Proliferate - verb

Answer 12

• To increase greatly in number, multiply
  Ex: Without natural predators, a species will proliferate until it overwhelms its environment.
  syn: reproduce

Question 13

PORT

Answer 13

“to carry, to bring”

Question 14

Comportment - noun

Answer 14

• Manner in which one acts or behaves
  Ex: No fault can be found with my comportment during the awards ceremony.
  syn: demeanor

Question 15

Purported - adjective

Answer 15

• Claimed as true, but probably false
  Ex: Tim’s purported illness kept him out of school on the day of the test.
  syn: alleged ant: definite