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Linguistics 114-120
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in or to a foreign land or lands | abroad |
| travel back and forth daily, as from a home in the suburbs to a job in the city | commute |
| person who commutes | commuter |
| inhabitant; dweller; resident; occupant | denizen |
| house; home; dwelling; residence; abode | domicile |
| person confined in an institution, prison, hospital, etc | inmate |
| 1) move from one place to settle in another 2) move from one place to another with the change of season | migrate |
| person born in a particular place | native (n) |
| born or originating in a particular place | native (adj) |
| member of a tribe that has no fixed abode but wanders from place to place; wanderer | nomad |
| roaming from place to place; wandering, roving | nomadic |
| temporary stay | sojourn |
| refusal to obey authority; disposition to resist; state of opposition | defiance |
| breaking of a law, regulation; violation; breach | infraction |
| not submitting to authority; disobedient; mutinous; rebellious | insubordinate |
| person who rises in revolt; rebel | insurgent |
| uprising against established authority; rebellion; revolt | insurrection |
| discontented person; rebel | malcontent |
| obstinate (in opposing what is right or reasonable); willful; wayward | perverse |
| speech, writing, or action seeking to overthrow the government; treason | sedition |
| go beyond set limits of; violate, break, or overstep a command or law | transgress |
| encroach on another's rights, privileges, property, etc. | trespass |
| accept by keeping silent; submit quietly; comply | acquiesce |
| loyalty; devotion; faithfulness; fidelity | allegiance |
| yield to another out of respect, authority, or courtesy; submit politely | defer |
| train in obedience; bring under control | discipline |
| easily taught; obedient; tractable; submissive | docile |
| submissive; yielding without resentment when ordered about or hurt by others; acquiescent | meek |
| easily bent or influenced; yielding; adaptable | pliable |
| yield to another's will, authority, or power, yield; surrender | submit |
| easily controlled, led or taught, docile | tractable |
| 1) marked by long duration or frequent recurrence 2) having a characteristic, habit, disease, etc., for a long time; confirmed, habitual | chronic |
| occurring at the same time; simultaneous; contemporary | concurrent |
| waste time; loiter; idle | dawdle |
| about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand | imminent |
| beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial | incipient |
| coming and going at intervals; stopping and beginning again; recurrent; periodic | intermittent |
| 1) lasting indefinitely; incessant; enduring; permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting. 2) (of plants) continuing to live from year to year | perennial |
| put off until later things that should be done now; defer; postpone | procrastinate |
| draw out; lengthen in time; prolong; continue; extend | protract |
| occurring occasionally or in scattered instances;isolated; infrequent | sporadic |
| required by authority; obligatory | compulsory |
| involve as a necessary consequence; impose; require | entail |
| most necessary or significant part, aspect or feature; fundamental nature or core | essence |
| uncalled for; unwarranted | gratuitous |
| not to be avoided; urgent; necessary; obligatory; compulsory | imperative |
| (with on or upon) imposed as a duty; obligatory | incumbent |
| absolutely necessary; essential | indispensable |
| make necessary; require; demand | necessitate |
| compel; force; put under a duty or obligation | oblige |
| make unnecessary; preclude | obviate |
| something required beforehand | prerequisite |
| requiring immediate attention; urgent | pressing |
| more than what is enough or necessary; surplus; excessive; unnecessary | superfluous |