Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 0

Viaduct

Answer 0

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

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

“road, way”

Question 2

Impervious

Answer 2

Adj. Unable to be affected.

Synonym: Invulnerable

Question 3

Deviate

Answer 3

V. To depart, especially from a path or plan.
Synonym: Stray
Antonym: Continue

Question 4

Obviate

Answer 4

V. To make unnecessary; to avoid.

Synonym: Prevent

Question 5

FER

Answer 5

“to carry, to bring”

Question 6

Defer

Answer 6

1) V. To put aside until later.
2) V. To yield respectfully.
Synonym: Postpone
Antonym: Hasten

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

N. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority.
Synonym: Submission
Antonym: Rebellion

Question 8

Confer

Answer 8

1) V. To discuss something with someone else; consult

2) V. To bestow.

Question 9

Inference

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Proffer

Answer 10

V. To present or offer.

Antonym: Withhold

Question 11

Proliferate

Answer 11

V. To increase greatly in number; multiply.

Synonym: Reproduce

Question 12

PORT

Answer 12

“to carry, to bring”

Question 13

Comportment

Answer 13

N. Manner in which one acts or behaves.

Synonym: Demeanor

Question 14

Purported

Answer 14

Adj. Claimed as true, but probably false.
Synonym: Alleged
Antonym: Definite