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in or to a foreign land or lands
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abroad
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travel back and forth daily, as from a home in the suburbs to a job in the city
person who commutes |
commute
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inhabitant; dweller; resident; occupant
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denizen
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house;home; dwelling; residence; abode
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domicile
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Lady and the Tramp
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temporary stay
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soujourn
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refusal to obey authority; disposition to resist; state of opposition
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defiance
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a rebel
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not submitting to authority; disobedient; mutinous; rebellious
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insubordinate
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person who rises in a revolt
uprising against established authority; rebellion; revolt |
insurgent
insurrection |
"in" as in standing out
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obstinate; willful; wayward; in opposing to what is right or resonable
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perverse
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speech, writing, or action seeking to overthrow the government; treason
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sedition
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go beyond the set liits of; violate; break, or overstep a command or law
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transgress
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encroach on author's rights, priveleges, property, etc.
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trespass
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accept by keeping silent; submit quietly
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acquiesce
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to yield to another out of respect, authority, or courtesy; submit politely
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defer
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easily taught
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docile
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easily controlled, led, or taught; docile
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tractable
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marked by a long duration or frequent recurrence
or having a characteristic, habit, disease, etc., for a long time; confirmation; habitual |
chronic
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occurring at the same time; simultaneous; contemporary
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concurrent
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con-current-literally accuring at the same time
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waste time; loiter; idle
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dawdle
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about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand
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imminent
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beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial
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incipient
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coming and going in intervals; stopping and going again
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intermittent
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continuing to live from year to year.
everlasting |
perennial
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evergreens
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occuring occasionally or in scattered instances; isolated; infrequent
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sporadic
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required by authority; obligatory
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compulsory
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involve as a necessary consequence; impose; require
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entail
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most necessary or significant part, aspect, or feature; fundamental nature; core
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essence
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a shampoo
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uncalled for; unwarranted
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gratuitous
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not to be avoided; urgent; necessary; obligatory; compulsory
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imperative
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imposed as a duty
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incumbent
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make necessary; require; demand
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necessitate
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compel; force; put under a duty or obligation
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oblige
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make unnecessary; preclude
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obviate
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something required beforehand
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prerequisite
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requiring immediate attention; urgent
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pressing
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more than what is enough or necessary; surplus; excessive; unnecessary
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superfluous
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