Vocabulary Unit 4

Question 0

Viaduct

Answer 0

Noun

A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

Question 1

Via

Answer 1

Roadway

Question 2

Impervious

Answer 2

Adjective
Unable to be affected
Synonym: invulnerable

Question 3

Deviate

Answer 3

Verb
To depart, especially from a path or plan
Synonym: stray
Antonym: continue

Question 4

Obviate

Answer 4

Verb
To make unnecessary, to avoid.
Synonym: prevent

Question 5

Fer

Answer 5

To carry, to bring

Question 6

Defer

Answer 6

Verb
To put aside till later, to yield respectfully
Synonym: postpone
Antonym: hasten

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

Verb
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Synonym: submission
Antonym: rebellion

Question 8

Confer

Answer 8

Verb

To discuss with someone else, consult, to bestow

Question 9

Inference

Answer 9

Noun

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

Question 10

Proffer

Answer 10

Verb
To present or offer
Antonym: withhold

Question 11

Proliferate

Answer 11

Verb
To increase greatly in number, multiply
Synonym: reproduce

Question 12

Port

Answer 12

To carry, to bring

Question 13

Comportment

Answer 13

Noun
Manner in which one behaves or acts
Synonym: demeanor

Question 14

Purported

Answer 14

Adjective
Claimed as true, but probably false.
Synonym: alleged
Antonym: definite