He's trying to d _ _ _ _ _ his thesis.
defend (v)
Some Australians may be c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of those who they perceive as doing nothing but study.
critical (adj)
Australians' n _ _ _ _ _ of privacy is different from ours.
notion (n)
The new arrival is i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by all the new sights and sounds of their surrounding.
intrigued (adj)
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a feeling of extreme happiness or confidence.
euphoria (n)
Death is an i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ part of life.
inevitable (adj)
In the 2nd stage of culture shock, the initial enthusiasm turns into i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
irritation (n) - frustration (n)
The 3rd stage of culture shock is known as "adjustment and r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _", when people gradually learn to adapt to the culture.
reorientation (n)
Feeling confused about where you are, where you're going or what's happening is called d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
disorientation (n)
My friend and I have a lot i_ c _ _ _ _ _.
in common
The p h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of third culture kids is increasing at a rapid rate.
phenomenon (n) -> phenomena (plu.)
Third culture kids are children who spend a significant p _ _ _ _ _ _ of their developmental years in a culture outside their parents' passport cultures.
portion (n)
"To increase e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -" means "to increase more and more rapidly".
exponentially (adv)
"To c _ _ _ the term" means "to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time".
coin (v)
An expatriate means someone who does not live in their own country; while a r _ _ _ _ _ _ means someone who leaves their country to find safety, especially during a war or for political or religious reasons.
refugee (n)
An i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
immigrant (n)
