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Ender's Game - Vocab List 2
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Literature
9th Grade
08/24/2010

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symmetrical
Definition
adj. capable of division longitudinal plane into similar halves.
"Either random distribution ostars, or symmetrical" (70).
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hegemony
Definition
n. preponderant influence or authority over others: domination.
"I reserve the right to cocate with the Hegemony" ... (71).
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insubordinate
Definition
adj. disobedient to authority."You're not only short and incompetent, you're insubordinate, too" (75).
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spawn
Definition
n. offspring. vt. to have offspring.
"I'm the bloody bastard you wanted when you had me spawned". (85)
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gullible
Definition
adj. easily duped or cheated.
...hopelessly ignorant, gullible news writers" (90).
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facade
Definition
n. 1)tht of a building or any face of a building given special architectural treatment. 2) a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect.
"The facade of peace and cooperation" ... (90)
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exploit
Definition
vt. 1) to make productive use of: utilize. 2) to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage.
"She didn't ever want to exploit people the way Peter did ... (91)
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empathize
Definition
vi. nderstand, be aware of, be sensitive to, and vicariously experience the feelings, thoughts and experience of another.
... "she could empathize with him enough to get inside of him that way (91).
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flux
Definition
n. change, fluctuation.
..."there are times when the world is in flux (91).
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manipulate
Definition
vt. 1) to manage or utilize skillfully. 2) to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage.
"He's manipulating me, she thought, but that doesn't mean he isn't sincere" (94).
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entity
Definition
n. something that has separate and distinct existence.
... "the Second Warsaw Pact to be regarded as a single entity where those rules were concerned". (97)
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nuance
Definition
n. a subtle distinction or variation.
"Ender and Alai were discussing the nuances of open space maneuvers" ... (99)
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incognito
Definition
adj. with one's identity concealed.
"Demonsthenes can not remain incognito forever" (101).
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pseudonym
Definition
n. a fictitious name; pen name.
... "hide behind his too-appropriate pseudonym ... (101).
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discreet
Definition
adj. 1) having or showing good judgement in conduct and especially in speech: prudent. 2) unpretentious, modest, unobtrusive.
"The soldiers followed at a discreet distance" ... (102).
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acquiescence
Definition
n. the act of accepting, complying, or submitting tacitly or passively.
"His acquiescence calmed her" (105).
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denunciation
Definition
n. an act of denouncing; especially : a public condemnation.
"Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation" ... (109)
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annihilation
Definition
n. the act of vanquishing completely.
... "no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation" (109).
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divisive
Definition
adj. creating disunity or dissension.
"It wasn't to unify the group - in fact, it was divisive" (119).
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arcane
Definition
adj. secret, mysterious, obscure.
"Not archaic, just arcane. Secret, subtle, roundabout".
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