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