Unit 4 Flashcards

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Viaduct

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a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

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‘Via’

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Road, way

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Impervious

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unable to be affected

Syn: invulnerable

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Deviate

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to depart, especially from a path or plan
Syn: stray
Ant: continue

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Obviate

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to make unnecessary; to avoid

Syn: prevent

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FER

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To carry, to bring

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defer

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to put aside until later / to yield respectfully
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten

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Deference

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Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: Submission
Ant: rebel

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Confer

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to discuss something with someone else; consult; bestow

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Inference

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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts of the hand.

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Proffer

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To present or offer

Ant: withhold

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Proliferate

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To increase greatly in numbers; to multiply

Syn: reproduce

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PORT

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To carry, to bring

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Comportment

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Manner in which one acts or behaves

Syn: demeanor

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Purported

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Claimed as true, but probably false
Syn: alleged
Ant: definite

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