Honors English 10
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| abroad (adv) | in or to a foreign land or lands
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| commute (v) | travel back and forth daily, as from a home in the suburbs to a job in the city
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| commuter (n) | person who commutes
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| denizen (n) | inhabitant; dweller; resident;occupant
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| domicile (n) | house; home dwelling; residence;abode
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| inmate (n) | person confined in an institution, prison, hospital
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| migrate (v) | 1.move from one place to settle in another 2. move from one place to another with the changeof season
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| native (n) | person born in a particular place
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| native (adj) | born or originating in a particular place
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| nomad (n) | member of a tribe that has no fixed abode but wanders from place to place; wanderer
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| nomadic (adj) | roaming from place to place;wandering; roving
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| sojourn (n) | temporary stay
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| defiance (n) | refusal to obey authority; disposition to resist; state of opposition
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| infraction (n) | breaking (of a law, regulation,) violation; breach
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| insubordinate (adj) | not submitting to authority; disobedient;mutinous; rebellious
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| insurgent (n) | person who rises in revolt; rebel
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| insurrection (n) | uprising against established authority; rebellion; revolt
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| malcontent (n) | discontented person;rebel
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| perverse (adj) | obstinate (in opposing what is right or reasonable) willful; wayward
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| sedition (n) | speech, writing, or action seeking to overthrow the government; treason
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| transgress (v) | go beyond set limits of; violate, break, or overstep a command or law
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| trespass (v) | encroach on another's rights, privileges, property
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| acquiesce (v) | accept by keeping silent; submit quietly; comply
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| allegiance (n) | loyalty; devotion; faithfulness; fidelity
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| defer (v) | yield to another out of respect, authority, or courtesy; submit politely
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| discipline (v) | train in obedience; bring under control
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| docile (adj) | easily taught; obedient; tractable; submissive
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| meek (adj) | submissive; yielding without resentment when ordered about or hurt by others; acquiescent
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| pliable (adj) | easily bent or influenced; yielding; adaptable
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| submit (v) | yield to another's will, authority, or power; yield; surrender
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| tractable (adj) | easily controlled, led, or taught; docile
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| chronic (adj) | 1.marked by long duration or frequent recurrence 2. having a characteristic, habit, disease, for a long time; confirmed; habitual
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| concurrent (adj) | occurring at the same time; simultaneous; contemporary
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| dawdle (v) | waste time; loiter; idle
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| imminent (adj) | about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand
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| incipient (adj) | beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial
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| intermittent (adj) | coming and going at intervals;stopping and beginning again; recurrent; periodic
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| perennial (adj) | 1.lasting indefinitely; incessant; enduring; permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting 2 (of plants) continuing to live from year to year
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| procrastinate (v) | put off until later things that should be done now; defer; postpone
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| protract (v) | draw out; lengthen in time; prolong; continue; extend
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| sporadic (adj) | occurring occasionally or in scattered instances; isolated; infrequent
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| compulsory (adj) | required by authority; obligatory
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| entail (v) | involve as a necessary consequence; impose; require
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| essence (n) | most necessary or significant part, aspect, or feature; fundamental nature; core
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| gratuitous (adj) | uncalled for; unwarranted
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| imperative (adj) | not to be avoided; urgent; necessary; obligatory; compulsory
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| incumbent (adj) | (with on or upon) imposed as a duty; obligatory
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| indispensable (adj) | absolutely necessary; essential
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| necessitate (v) | make necessary; require; demand
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| oblige (v) | compel; force; put under a duty or obligation
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| obviate (v) | make unnecessary; preclude
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| prerequisite (n) | something required beforehand
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| pressing (adj) | requiring immediate attention; urgent
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| superfluous (adj) | more than what is enough or necessary; surplus; excessive; unnecessary
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