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Ender's Game
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English
12th Grade
11/11/2012

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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed; easily controlled or influenced
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tousle
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to disarrange or rumple; dishevel
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rescind
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to make viod; repeal or annul; to take back
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drone
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to speak in a monotonous tone
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supine
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lying on the back or having the face upward; the opposite of prone, lying face downward
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peripheral
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related to, located in, or constituting
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vivisect
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to cut a body open while it is still alive
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mirth
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gladness, joy, happiness
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commiserate
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to feel or express sorrow or pity for; to show sympathy
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extenuating
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partially excusing or justifying
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fodder
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an often inferior item or resource that is in demand and usually abundant supply
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conscript
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one compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in armed forces; a draftee
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domestic
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of or relating to a country's internal affairs
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allot
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to parcel out; distribute or apportion; to hand out for a sepcific purpose
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circumvent
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to go around; bypass; or to surround, enclose or entrap
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assimilate
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to make similar; cause to resemble
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requisition
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a formal written request for something needed
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queue
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a line of waiting people or vehicles
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purge
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to free from aimpurities; purify
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
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acquiesce
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to consent or comply passively or without protest
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incognito
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with one's identity disguised or concealed
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megalomania
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a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence
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immobile
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immovable; fixed; not moving; motionless
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crony
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a longtime close friend or companion
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asphyxiate
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to smother; to suffocate
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly; to make dry, dull, or lifeless
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raucous
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biosterous and disorderly
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apex
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the highest point, the vertex; the point of culminaiton, the zenith, the pinnacle,the summit
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polygot
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a person who speaks, reads or writes several languages
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dissociate
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to remove from association; separate
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deft
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quick and skillful; adroit
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magnanimous
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courageously noble in mind and heart; generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish
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vertiginous
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affected by a confused, disoriented state of mind; dizzy, suffering from symptoms of vertigo
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hegemony
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the predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others
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caromed
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to collide, followed by a rebound
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puerile
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belonging to childhood; juvenile; immature; childish
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facade
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the face of a building, especially the principal face; or an artificial or deceptice front
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quibble
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to evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections; to find fault or citicize for petty reasons; cavil
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adroitly
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akillfully acting under pressing coniditions
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lax
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lackin in rigor, strictness, or firmness; not taut, firm or compact; slack
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rapier
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a light, sharp-pointed swork lacking a cutting edge and used only for thrusing
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ascetic
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement
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nationalistic
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remaining devoted to the interests or culture of one's nation
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scour
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to clean, clear, polish, or remove
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demagogue
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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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inept
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displaying a lack of judgement, sense, or reason; foolish; bungling or clumsy; incompetent
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autonomy
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the condition or quality of being independent or self-reliant
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percolate
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to cuase (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter; to pass or ooze through
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untoward
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not favorable; improper; unseemly
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty
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labyrinthine
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of, relating to, resembling, or constitiuting a labyrinth; maze-like
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corrobate
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to strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
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protocol
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the forms of ceremony and etiqutte observed by diplomats and heads of state; a code of correct conduct
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translucent
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semi-transparent; allowing light, but not detailed images to pass through
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pinnacle
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the highest point; the culmination, the apex, the zenith, the summit, the vertex
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conciliatory
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making or willing to make concessions
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fastidious
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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please; exacting
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provocateur
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a secret agent who incites suspended persons to commit illegal acts
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