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Ender’s Game. Vocabulary Unit 1. Malleable. Adjective Capable of being molded, shaped, changed adapted. Vivisection – *noun * Surgical operation on a living animal. Supine. adjective Lying on the back, face up. Peripheral. adjective
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Ender’s Game Vocabulary Unit 1
Malleable • Adjective • Capable of being molded, shaped, changed adapted
Vivisection – *noun * Surgical operation on a living animal
Supine • adjective • Lying on the back, face up
Peripheral • adjective • Lying at the outside or away from the central part
Drone • Verb • To talk on and on in a boring monotonous way
Vengeance • noun • The return of an injury; revenge
Silhouette • Noun • Shown as a dark shape or figure against a light background
Beckon • Verb • To summon
Taunt • Verb • To tease in sarcastic or mean-spirited way
Glower • Verb • Stare in an angry manner
Incredulous • Adjective • doubtful or disbelieving
Requisition • Noun • a written order, usually for some product
Conception • Noun • the genetic beginning of sexual reproduction.
Charade • Noun • Something phony that can be seen through easily
Conscript • Verb • to force into service for government – usually for military service
Flotilla • Noun • a fleet of boats or ships
Commission • Noun • an official certificate conferring rank
Interplanetary • Adjective • within the solar system
Sanctions • Noun • coercive measures taken by a group to enforce demands
Ender’s Game Vocabulary Unit 2
Ambiguous • Adjective • not clear, indefinite; uncertain
Noncompliant • Adjective • refusal to agree or yield to requests or rules
Legitimate • adjective • Lawful, authentic
Circumvent • verb • to avoid, to go around
Assimilation • noun • absorption into the main cultural body
Evade • Verb • – to escape
Jackal • Noun • a wild dog, often considered • vicious
Tactic • noun • a plan or procedure for promoting a desired end or result
Tumult • noun • noisy commotion
Diverge • verb • To move in different directions
Bluster • Verb • To conduct oneself in a bullying manner.
Cronies • noun • close companions
Asphyxiate • verb • to suffocate
Contention • Noun • a state of discord, conflict
Salaam • A traditional Islamic greeting meaning “peace be upon you”
Malicious • Adjective • Intentionally harmful
Apex • Noun • the highest point
Centrifugal • Adjective • moving away from the center
Raucous • adjective • loud and rowdy
Obscurity • noun • A state of being not well known: not famous
Polyglot • noun • speaker or writer of several languages