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Unit 4 Vocabulary
Via - Fer - Port
| 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 | (1) To put aside until later (2) To yield respectfully |
| Deference | Act or practice of yielding to another's authority |
| Confer | (1) To discuss something with someone else; consult (2) 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 |