Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards

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What is the meaning of Viaduct ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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A bridge that carries a road or a railroad over a valley

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What is the meaning of VIA ? What is its root?

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Road, way/Latin

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What is the meaning of Impervious ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Unable to be affected/ invulnerable

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What is the meaning of Deviate ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To depart specially from a path or plan/ stray/ continue

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What is the meaning of Obviate ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To make unnecessary, to avoid/ prevent

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What is the meaning of FER ? What is its root?

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To carry, to bring/Latin

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What is the meaning of Defer ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To put aside until later or to yield respectfully/ postpone/ hasten

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What is the meaning of Deference ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority/ submission/ rebellion

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What is the meaning of Confer ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To discuss something with someone else, consult or can be to bestow

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What is the meaning of Inference ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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

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What is the meaning of Proffer ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To present or offer/ / withhold

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What is the meaning of Proliferate ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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To increase greatly in number, multiply/ reproduce

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What is the meaning of PORT ? What is its root?

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To carry, to bring/Latin

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What is the meaning of Comportment ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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The manner in which one acts or behaves/ demeanor

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What is the meaning of Purported ? What is its synonym and antonym?

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Claimed as true, but probably false/ alleged/ definite

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