Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards

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Viaduct

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a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a vally

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Impervious

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unable to be affected

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Deviate

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to depart, especially from a path or plan

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obviate

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make unneccesary; to avoid

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defer

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to put aside untill later

to yeild respectfully

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deference

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the act or practice of yeilding to anothers authirity

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confer

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to discuss something with someone else; to consult

to 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 at hand

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proffer

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to present or offer

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proliffrate

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to increase greatly in number; to multiply

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comportment

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the manner in which one acts or behaves

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purported

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clamied as true, but probably false

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Envisage

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to imagine; to conceive of

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Visage

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the face; a facial expression

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Apparition

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an unreal figure;a ghost

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perspicacious

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wise;insightful;acutly intelegent

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Retrospective

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looking backward over a period of time

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Aspect

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a part that can be considered or viewed

19
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introspective

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contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings

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phenomenon

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a fact or event that can be observed and/or documented

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diaphanous

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lightweight and transparent

22
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epiphany

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a moment of great insight; a revelation

23
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sycophant

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a person who flatters; a yes-man