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Central Ideas 16-20
Wilson Honors English 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abroad | in or to a foreign land |
| commute | travel back and forth daily from a job |
| commuter | person who commutes |
| denizen | inhabitant; dweller; resident |
| domicile | house; home; dwelling |
| inmate | person confined in an institution or prison |
| migrate | move from one place to another with the change of seasons |
| native (n.) | person born in a particular place |
| native (adj.) | born or originating in a particular place |
| nomad | wanderer; person who has no fixed home |
| nomadic | roaming from place to place; wandering; roving |
| sojourn | temporary stay |
| defiance | refusal to obey authority |
| infraction | violation of the law; breech |
| insubordinate | not submitting to authority; rebellious; mutinous |
| insurgent | person who rises in revolt; rebel (hehe...like abby!) |
| insurrection | uprising; rebellion; revolt |
| malcontent | discontented person; rebel (haha...like me!) |
| perverse | obstinate; willful; wayward |
| sedition | speech or writing to over throw gov; ttreason |
| transgress | violate; break a law/command |
| trespass | encroach on another's rights or property |
| acquiesce | accept by keeping silent; comply |
| allegiance | loyalty; devotion; fidelity |
| defer | submit politely; yielding to another out of respect |
| discipline | train in obedience |
| docile | easily taught; submissive; tractable |
| meek | submissive; acquiescent |
| pliable | easily bent or influenced; adaptable |
| submit | yield; surrender |
| tractable | easily controlled; docile |
| chronic | marked by frequent recurrence; having a certain characteristic for a long time |
| concurrent | occurring at the same time |
| dawdle | waste time; loiter; idle |
| imminent | about to happen; near at hand |
| incipient | beginning to show itself; initial |
| intermittent | coming and going in intervals; perodic |
| perennial | continuing to live from year to year; constant; everlasting |
| procrastinate | put off until later things that should be done now; postpone |
| protract | draw out; lengthen in time; prolong |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally; isolated; infrequent |
| compulsory | required by authority |
| entail | require; impose |
| essence | core; fundamental; most necessary part |
| gratuitous | uncalled for; unwarranted |
| imperative | not to be avoided; urgent |
| incumbent | imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| indispensable | essential; absolutely necessary |
| necessitate | make necessary; require; demand |
| oblige | compel; force |
| obviate | make unnecessary |
| prerequisite | something required beforehand |
| pressing | requiring immediate attention; urgent |
| superfluous | more than what is needed; excessive |
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