Unit 4

Question 1

VIA

Answer 1

Latin: Via means “road, way”

Viaduct, Impervious, Deviate, Obviate.

Question 2

Viaduct

Answer 2

n. A bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley.

Root: Via

Question 3

Impervious

Answer 3

adj. Unable to be affected.
Root: Via
Syn: Invulnerable

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

v. To depart, especially from a path or plan.
Root: Via
Syn: Stray
Ant: Continue

Question 5

Obviate

Answer 5

v. To make unnecessary; to avoid.
Root: Via
Syn: Prevent

Question 6

FER

Answer 6

Latin: Ferre means to “carry, to bring”

Defer, Deference, Confer, Inference, Proffer, Proliferate.

Question 7

Defer

Answer 7

v. To put aside until later.
    To yield respectfully.
Root: Fer
Syn: Postpone
Ant: Hasten

Question 8

Deference

Answer 8

n. Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority.
Root: Fer
Syn: Submission
Ant: Rebellion

Question 9

Confer

Answer 9

v. To discuss something with someone else; consult.
To bestow.
Root: Fer

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

n. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
Root: Fer

Question 11

Proffer

Answer 11

v. To present or offer.
Root: Fer
Ant: Withhold

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

v. To increase greatly in number.
Root: Fer
Syn: Reproduce

Question 13

PORT

Answer 13

Latin: Portare, Portatum means to “carry, to bring”

Comportment, Purported.

Question 14

Comportment

Answer 14

n. Manner in which one acts or behaves.
Root: Port
Syn: Demeanor

Question 15

Purported

Answer 15

adj. Claimed as true, but probably false.
Root: Port
Syn: Alleged
Ant: Definite