Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
Viaduct
a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a vally
Impervious
unable to be affected
Deviate
to depart, especially from a path or plan
obviate
make unneccesary; to avoid
defer
to put aside untill later
to yeild respectfully
deference
the act or practice of yeilding to anothers authirity
confer
to discuss something with someone else; to consult
to bestow
inference
a conclusion not directly provided by evidence but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
proffer
to present or offer
proliffrate
to increase greatly in number; to multiply
comportment
the manner in which one acts or behaves
purported
clamied as true, but probably false
Envisage
to imagine; to conceive of
Visage
the face; a facial expression
Apparition
an unreal figure;a ghost
perspicacious
wise;insightful;acutly intelegent
Retrospective
looking backward over a period of time
Aspect
a part that can be considered or viewed
introspective
contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings
phenomenon
a fact or event that can be observed and/or documented
diaphanous
lightweight and transparent
epiphany
a moment of great insight; a revelation
sycophant
a person who flatters; a yes-man
