Life as an alien Flashcards
scatter
A separate and go in different directions;disperse
magnet
A person, a place, an object, or a situation which exerts a powerful attraction
sanity
The soundness of mind,judgment, or reason
vegetarian
A person who eats only plants and plant product
nostalgia
A longing for the past
integral
essential or necessary for completeness
concentrate
Keep or direct one’s thoughts, attention;focus
similarity
Related in appearance or nature
invariable
Not changing or subject to change;constant
distinction
difference
reside
Live in a place permanently
incident
an unusual occurrence that interrupts normal routines
traverse
To travel or pass across, over, or through
encounter
Meet, especially unexpectedly;come upon
approach
To come near or nearer in place or time
commitment
A promise or obligation to keep certain beliefs or to follow a certain course of action
naturalization
The act of granting full citizenship to one of foreign birth; to become a citizen
accent
a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from
temporary
lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent
accept
to take willingly something that is offered
alien
a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work
immigrant
a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in
adult
a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions
assume
to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it
integral
being an essential part of something
shifted
to move, or move something, from one position or place to another
survive
to continue to live or exist
distinct
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
constantly
all the time; repeatedly
encounter
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult
commitment
a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way
