Unit 4 Flashcards

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Via

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L
road, way
viaduct
impervious
deviate
obviate
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Fer

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L
to carry, to bring
defer
deference
confer
inference
proffer
proliferate
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Port

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L
to carry, to bring
comportment
purported

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Viaduct

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n.
a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Via

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impervious

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adj.
unable to be affected
Via
invulnerable

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deviate

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v.
to depart, especially from a path or plan
Via
S: stray
A: continue
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obviate

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v.
to make unnecessary; to avoid
Via
S: prevent

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defer

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v.
to put aside until later
to yield respectfully
Fer
S: postpone
A: hasten
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deference

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n.
act or practice of yielding to another's authority
Fer
S: submission
A: rebellion
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confer

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v.
to discuss something with someone else; consult
to bestow
Fer

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inference

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

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proffer

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v.
to present or offer
Fer
A: withhold

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proliferate

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v.
to increase greatly in number; multiply
Fer
S: reproduce

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comportment

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n.
manner in which one acts or behaves
Port
S: demeanor

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purported

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adj.
claimed as true, but probably false
Port
S: alleged
A: definite
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