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viaduct
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a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
noun The new concrete bridge replaced the old VIADUCT that was there before. |
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impervious
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unable to be affected or penetrated
My friend is so impervious that nothing you can say will ever bother him. My new ski jacket is impervious to the meting snow (nothing penetrates). |
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deviate
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to depart, especially from a path or plan
verb Whenever I deviate from my mom's directions, I get lost. |
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obviate
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to make unnecessary; to avoid
verb The weather in South Florida obviates the need for spending a lot of money on winter clothes or chains in your tires. |
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defer
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to put aside until later; to yield respectfully
verb My parents are urging my brother to apply early to UM so that they don't defer his admission decision (decide later), and he can be calm by Christmas. They don't want the decision to be deferred, |
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deference
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act or practice of yielding to another's authority, respect
noun My parents always want me to have DEFERENCE to adults and authority, (respect) |
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confer
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to discuss something with someone else; consult; to bestow
verb My parents want my brother to confer all decisions with his college counselor so that everything goes well and he gets into his preferred school. (to discuss or consult) |
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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
noun My mom could INFER that I really didn't study as she suggested when she saw the grade I got in my 1st biology test. (she could figure it out). |
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proffer
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to present or offer
verb Danny's friend was hoping Danny would proffer an invitation to the UM game Saturday night. (offer) |
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proliferate
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to increase greatly in number; multiply
verb Because I have forgotten to spray the weeds, they are proliferating all over our driveway and my mother is very mad. (reproducing or multiplying) |
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comportment
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manner in which one acts or behaves
noun My mother did not like my silly comportment and she made me walk back from the orthodontist. |
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purported
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claimed as true, but probably false
verb Jerry purported to be the best player on the football team but he could not even score a touchdown. |