Unit 4 Vocab.

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

Latin “road, way”; viaduct, impervious, deviate, obviate

Question 2

viaduct

Answer 2

n. “a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley”;L. ductum “leading”

Question 3

impervious

Answer 3

adj. “unable to be affected”; L. in- “not”; synonym: invulnerable

Question 4

deviate

Answer 4

v. “to depart, especially from a path or plan”; L. de- “off, away from”; synonym: stray antonym: continue

Question 5

obviate

Answer 5

v. “to make unnecessary; to avoid”; L. ob- “in the way of”; synonym: prevent

Question 6

FER

Answer 6

Latin “to carry, to bring”;defer, deference, confer, inference, proffer, proliferate

Question 7

defer

Answer 7

v. “(1)To put aside until late” v. “(2)v. To yield respectfully”; L. de- “off, away”; Synonym: postpone Antonym: hasten

Question 8

deference

Answer 8

n. “act or practice of yielding to another’s authority”; Synonym: submission Antonym: rebellion

Question 9

confer

Answer 9

v. “(1)To discuss something else; consult” v. “(2)To bestow”; L. con- “together”

Question 10

inference

Answer 10

n. “A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand”; L. in- “in”

Question 11

proffer

Answer 11

v. “To present or offer”; L. pro- “forward”; Antonym: withhold

Question 12

proliferate

Answer 12

v. “To increase greatly in number; multiply”; L. proles- “offspring”; Synonym: reproduce

Question 13

PORT

Answer 13

Latin “to carry, to bring”; comportment, purported

Question 14

comportment

Answer 14

n. “Manner in which one acts or behaves”; L. com- “together”; Synonym: demeanor

Question 15

purported

Answer 15

adj. “Claimed as true, but probably false”; L. pro- “forward”; Synonym: alleged Antonym: definite