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Kaimook015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dominant | more important, powerful or noticeable than other things |
| Migrant | a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work |
| Clarification | the act or process of making something clearer or easier to understand |
| Explicit | said, done or shown in an open or direct way, so that you have no doubt about what is happening |
| Rhetorical | asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer |
| Appraise | appraise somebody/something (formal) to consider or examine somebody/something and form an opinion about them or it |
| Assimilate | assimilate something to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself |
| Transplant | to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another |
| Distraction | a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about |
| Constrain | to force somebody to do something or behave in a particular way |
| Inevitable | that you cannot avoid or prevent |
| Retrieve | to bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be |
| Lexical | connected with the words of a language |
| Obstinate | refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this |
| Glorious | deserving or bringing great fame and success |
| Creature | a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human |
| Amnesty | an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free |
| Fanatical | extremely enthusiastic |
| Rebellious | unwilling to obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc. |
| Injure | to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident |
| Outcome | the result or effect of an action or event |
| Complacent | too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency |