SAT vocabulary
Deduce
To arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning; draw as a logical consequence.
Example
"From the footprints in the snow, the hunter was able to deduce the direction the deer had gone."
Etymology
From Latin 'deducere' meaning 'to lead down, to bring away'.
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