unit 4-6 sophomore vocab words

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

the act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

Confer

to discuss something with someone else, to consult. To bestow

Inference

a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to bo drawn from the facts at hand

Proffer

to present or offer

Proliferate

to increase greatly in number, to multiply

Comportment

the manner in which one acts or behaves

Purported

claimed as true, but probably false

Unit 5

Envisage

to imagine, to conceive of

Visage

the face, a facial expression

Apparition

an unreal figure, a ghost

Perspicacious

wise, insightful, acutely intelligent

Retrospective

looking backward over a period of time

Aspect

a part that can be considered or viewed

Introspective

contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Phenomenon

a fact or event that can be observed and/or documented

Diaphanous

lightweight and transparent

Epiphany

a moment of great insight, a revelation

Sycophant

a person who flatters, a “yes-man”

Unit 6

Adherent

a follower of a person or idea

Incoherent

not able to be understood, nonsensical

Inherent

existing as a natural part

Diffuse

not concentrated or focused, wordy, to spread out or distribute

Effusive

overflowing with words or feelings, gushing

Profuse

plentiful, abundant

Resolute

determined, steadfast

Dissolute

devoted to a sensual pleasure, lacking moral restraint

Insoluble

impossible to solve or fix, unable to be dissolved

Diligent

hardworking and careful

Recollect

to remember, to recall

Sacrilege

an act against a holy person or place