Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Impervious

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Adj

Unable to be affected

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2
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Deviate

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V

To depart, especially from a path or plan

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3
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Obviate

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V

To make unnecessary, to avoid

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4
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Defer

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V
To put aside until later
V
To yield respectively

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5
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Deference

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N

Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

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6
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Confer

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V
To discuss something with someone else, consult
V
To bestow

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7
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Inference

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N

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

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8
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Proffer

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To present or offer

V

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9
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Proliferate

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V

To increase greatly in number, multiply

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10
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Comportment

A

N

Manner in which one acts or behaves

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11
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Purported

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Adj

Claimed as true, but probably false

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12
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Viaduct

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A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

N

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