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Central Ideas 16-20
Honors English 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| abroad (adv) | in or to a foreign land or lands |
| commute (v) | travel back and forth daily, as from a home in the suburbs to a job in the city |
| commuter (n) | person who commutes |
| denizen (n) | inhabitant; dweller; resident;occupant |
| domicile (n) | house; home dwelling; residence;abode |
| inmate (n) | person confined in an institution, prison, hospital |
| migrate (v) | 1.move from one place to settle in another 2. move from one place to another with the changeof season |
| native (n) | person born in a particular place |
| native (adj) | born or originating in a particular place |
| nomad (n) | member of a tribe that has no fixed abode but wanders from place to place; wanderer |
| nomadic (adj) | roaming from place to place;wandering; roving |
| sojourn (n) | temporary stay |
| defiance (n) | refusal to obey authority; disposition to resist; state of opposition |
| infraction (n) | breaking (of a law, regulation,) violation; breach |
| insubordinate (adj) | not submitting to authority; disobedient;mutinous; rebellious |
| insurgent (n) | person who rises in revolt; rebel |
| insurrection (n) | uprising against established authority; rebellion; revolt |
| malcontent (n) | discontented person;rebel |
| perverse (adj) | obstinate (in opposing what is right or reasonable) willful; wayward |
| sedition (n) | speech, writing, or action seeking to overthrow the government; treason |
| transgress (v) | go beyond set limits of; violate, break, or overstep a command or law |
| trespass (v) | encroach on another's rights, privileges, property |
| acquiesce (v) | accept by keeping silent; submit quietly; comply |
| allegiance (n) | loyalty; devotion; faithfulness; fidelity |
| defer (v) | yield to another out of respect, authority, or courtesy; submit politely |
| discipline (v) | train in obedience; bring under control |
| docile (adj) | easily taught; obedient; tractable; submissive |
| meek (adj) | submissive; yielding without resentment when ordered about or hurt by others; acquiescent |
| pliable (adj) | easily bent or influenced; yielding; adaptable |
| submit (v) | yield to another's will, authority, or power; yield; surrender |
| tractable (adj) | easily controlled, led, or taught; docile |
| chronic (adj) | 1.marked by long duration or frequent recurrence 2. having a characteristic, habit, disease, for a long time; confirmed; habitual |
| concurrent (adj) | occurring at the same time; simultaneous; contemporary |
| dawdle (v) | waste time; loiter; idle |
| imminent (adj) | about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand |
| incipient (adj) | beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial |
| intermittent (adj) | coming and going at intervals;stopping and beginning again; recurrent; periodic |
| perennial (adj) | 1.lasting indefinitely; incessant; enduring; permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting 2 (of plants) continuing to live from year to year |
| procrastinate (v) | put off until later things that should be done now; defer; postpone |
| protract (v) | draw out; lengthen in time; prolong; continue; extend |
| sporadic (adj) | occurring occasionally or in scattered instances; isolated; infrequent |
| compulsory (adj) | required by authority; obligatory |
| entail (v) | involve as a necessary consequence; impose; require |
| essence (n) | most necessary or significant part, aspect, or feature; fundamental nature; core |
| gratuitous (adj) | uncalled for; unwarranted |
| imperative (adj) | not to be avoided; urgent; necessary; obligatory; compulsory |
| incumbent (adj) | (with on or upon) imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| indispensable (adj) | absolutely necessary; essential |
| necessitate (v) | make necessary; require; demand |
| oblige (v) | compel; force; put under a duty or obligation |
| obviate (v) | make unnecessary; preclude |
| prerequisite (n) | something required beforehand |
| pressing (adj) | requiring immediate attention; urgent |
| superfluous (adj) | more than what is enough or necessary; surplus; excessive; unnecessary |
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