Section: Critical Reading Section 2

106) Many formerly ____ peoples have moved into ____ settlements as urban areas have encroached upon their land.

1. roving. . vulnerable
2. despondent. . stable
3. transitory. . covert
4. fervid . . enduring
5. nomadic. . permanent

We need two adjectives that are roughly the opposite of each other. The correct answer best accomplishes this. Peoples who were once nomadic, or roaming freely without a permanent home, have moved into permanent settlements as their land got swallowed up by growing cities.