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Ender’s Game

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

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  1. Ender’s Game Vocabulary Unit 1

  2. Malleable • Adjective • Capable of being molded, shaped, changed adapted

  3. Vivisection – *noun * Surgical operation on a living animal

  4. Supine • adjective • Lying on the back, face up

  5. Peripheral • adjective • Lying at the outside or away from the central part

  6. Drone • Verb • To talk on and on in a boring monotonous way

  7. Vengeance • noun • The return of an injury; revenge

  8. Silhouette • Noun • Shown as a dark shape or figure against a light background

  9. Beckon • Verb • To summon

  10. Taunt • Verb • To tease in sarcastic or mean-spirited way

  11. Glower • Verb • Stare in an angry manner

  12. Incredulous • Adjective • doubtful or disbelieving

  13. Requisition • Noun • a written order, usually for some product

  14. Conception • Noun • the genetic beginning of sexual reproduction.

  15. Charade • Noun • Something phony that can be seen through easily

  16. Conscript • Verb • to force into service for government – usually for military service

  17. Flotilla • Noun • a fleet of boats or ships

  18. Commission • Noun • an official certificate conferring rank

  19. Interplanetary • Adjective • within the solar system

  20. Sanctions • Noun • coercive measures taken by a group to enforce demands

  21. Ender’s Game Vocabulary Unit 2

  22. Ambiguous • Adjective • not clear, indefinite; uncertain

  23. Noncompliant • Adjective • refusal to agree or yield to requests or rules

  24. Legitimate • adjective • Lawful, authentic

  25. Circumvent • verb • to avoid, to go around

  26. Assimilation • noun • absorption into the main cultural body

  27. Evade • Verb • – to escape

  28. Jackal • Noun • a wild dog, often considered • vicious

  29. Tactic • noun • a plan or procedure for promoting a desired end or result

  30. Tumult • noun • noisy commotion

  31. Diverge • verb • To move in different directions

  32. Bluster • Verb • To conduct oneself in a bullying manner.

  33. Cronies • noun • close companions

  34. Asphyxiate • verb • to suffocate

  35. Contention • Noun • a state of discord, conflict

  36. Salaam • A traditional Islamic greeting meaning “peace be upon you”

  37. Malicious • Adjective • Intentionally harmful

  38. Apex • Noun • the highest point

  39. Centrifugal • Adjective • moving away from the center

  40. Raucous • adjective • loud and rowdy

  41. Obscurity • noun • A state of being not well known: not famous

  42. Polyglot • noun • speaker or writer of several languages

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