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unit 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| viaduct | a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley |
| impervious | unable to be affected |
| deviate | to depart, especially from from a path or plan |
| obviate | to make unneccessary; to avoid |
| via | road, way |
| defer | to put aside until later; to yield respectfully |
| deference | acts of practice of yeilding to another's authority as new soldiers, we were warned to show deference to our commander in all matters |
| 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 |
| fer | to carry to bring |
| comportment | manner in which one acts or behaves |
| purported | claimed as true but probably false |
| port | to carry to bring |