Unit Four

Question 1

Viaduct

Answer 1

N. A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley.
Root: Via
Synonyms: bridge
Antonyms: tunnel

Question 3

Deviate

Answer 3

V. To depart especially from a path or plan.
Root: Via
Synonyms: stray
Antonyms: continue

Question 4

Obviate

Answer 4

V. To make unnecessary; to avoid.
Root: Via
Synonyms: prevent
Antonyms: cause

Question 5

Defer

Answer 5

(1) V. To put aside until later. (2) V. To yield respectfully.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: postpone
Antonyms: hasten

Question 6

Deference

Answer 6

V. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: submission
Antonyms: rebellion

Question 7

Confer

Answer 7

(1) V. To discuss something with someone else; to consult. (2) V. To bestow.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: advise
Antonyms: withdraw

Question 8

Inference

Answer 8

N. A conclusion not directly supported by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: assumption
Antonyms: fact

Question 9

Proffer

Answer 9

V. To present or offer.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: give
Antonyms: withhold

Question 10

Proliferate

Answer 10

V. To increase greatly in number; multiply.
Root: Fer
Synonyms: reproduce
Antonyms: extinct

Question 11

Comportment

Answer 11

N. Manner in which one acts or behaves.
Root: Port
Synonyms: demeanor
Antonyms: act

Question 12

Purpoted

Answer 12

Adj. Claimed as true, but probably false.
Root: Port
Synonyms: alleged
Antonyms: definite

Question 13

Via

Answer 13

Latin: “Road, Way.”

Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate

Question 14

Fer

Answer 14

Latin: “To carry, To bring.”

Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate

Question 15

Port

Answer 15

Latin: “To carry, To bring.”

Comportment, Purported.

Question 15

Impervious

Answer 15

Adj. Unable to be affected.
Root: Via
Synonyms: invulnerable
Antonyms: vulnerable