Unit 4 Words Flashcards

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Viaduct

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Noun
A bridge that carries a road or a railroad over a valley
Via
Syn: -
Ant: -
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Impervious

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Adjective 
Unable to be affected 
Via
Syn: invulnerable 
Ant:-
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Deviate

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Verb
To depart, especially from a path or plan
Via
Syn: stray
Ant: continue
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Obviate

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Verb
To make unnecessary,  to avoid
Via
Syn: prevent
Ant: -
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Defer

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Verb
To put aside until later/ to yield respectfully
Fer
Syn: postpone
Ant: hasten
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Deference

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Noun
Act or practice of yielding to another's authority
Fer
Syn: submission
Ant: rebellion
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Confer

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Verb
To discuss something with someone else; consult/ to bestow
Fer
Syn: -
Ant: -
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Inference

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noun
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Fer
Syn: - ant: -

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Proffer

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Verb
To present or offer
Fer
Syn: -
Ant: withhold
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Proliferate

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Verb
To increase greatly in number, multiply
Fer
Syn: reproduce
Ant: -
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Comportment

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Noun
Manner in which one acts or behaves
Port
Syn: demeanor
Ant:-
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Purported

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