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English II
Vocabulary 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| viaduct | a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley |
| impervious | unable to be affected |
| deviate | to depart, especially from a path or plan |
| obviate | to make unnecessary; to avoid |
| defer | to put aside until late to yield respectfully |
| deference | act or practice of yielding to another's authority |
| confer | to discuss something with someone else; 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 |
| proliferate | to increase greatly in number; multiply |
| comportment | manner in which one acts or behaves |
| purported | claimed as true but probably false |