Life as an alien Flashcards

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scatter

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A separate and go in different directions;disperse

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magnet

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A person, a place, an object, or a situation which exerts a powerful attraction

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sanity

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The soundness of mind,judgment, or reason

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vegetarian

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A person who eats only plants and plant product

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nostalgia

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A longing for the past

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integral

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essential or necessary for completeness

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concentrate

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Keep or direct one’s thoughts, attention;focus

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similarity

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Related in appearance or nature

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invariable

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Not changing or subject to change;constant

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distinction

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difference

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reside

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Live in a place permanently

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incident

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an unusual occurrence that interrupts normal routines

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traverse

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To travel or pass across, over, or through

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encounter

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Meet, especially unexpectedly;come upon

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approach

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To come near or nearer in place or time

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commitment

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A promise or obligation to keep certain beliefs or to follow a certain course of action

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naturalization

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The act of granting full citizenship to one of foreign birth; to become a citizen

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accent

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a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from

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temporary

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lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent

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accept

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to take willingly something that is offered

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alien

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a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work

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immigrant

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a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in

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adult

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a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions

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assume

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to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it

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integral
being an essential part of something
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shifted
to move, or move something, from one position or place to another
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survive
to continue to live or exist
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distinct
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
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constantly
all the time; repeatedly
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encounter
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult
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commitment
a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way