Unit 4 Flashcards
Viaduct
A bridge that carries a road or railway 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: Rebellion
Confer
To discus something with someone else, consult
Inference
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Proffer
To present or offer
Ant: Withhold
Proliferate
To increase greatly in number, multiply
Syn: Reproduce
Port
To carry, to bring
Comportment
Manner in which one behaves
Syn: Demeanor
Purported
Claimed as true, but probably false
Syn: Alleged Ant: Definite