Unit 4 Flashcards
Viaduct
a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
‘Via’
Road, way
Impervious
unable to be affected
Syn: invulnerable
Deviate
to depart, especially from a path or plan
Syn: stray
Ant: continue
Obviate
to make unnecessary; to avoid
Syn: prevent
FER
To carry, to bring
defer
to put aside until later / to yield respectfully
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten
Deference
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: Submission
Ant: rebel
Confer
to discuss something with someone else; consult; bestow
Inference
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts of the hand.
Proffer
To present or offer
Ant: withhold
Proliferate
To increase greatly in numbers; to multiply
Syn: reproduce
PORT
To carry, to bring
Comportment
Manner in which one acts or behaves
Syn: demeanor
Purported
Claimed as true, but probably false
Syn: alleged
Ant: definite