Vocab Lesson IV Flashcards

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Impervious

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Unable to be affected

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Viaduct

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A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

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Deviate

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To depart, especially from a pat or plan

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Obviate

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To make unsuccessful; to avoid

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Defer

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  1. To put aside until later

2. To yield respectfully

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Deference

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Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

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Confer

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  1. To discuss something with someone else; consult

2. 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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Proliferate

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To increase greatly in number; multiply

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Comportment

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Manner in which one acts or behaves

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Purported

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Claimed as true, but probably false

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