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Ender's Game Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
09/28/2007

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amphitheater
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oval building, tiers of seats, around open area
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analogy
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similarity between like features of 2 things, a comparison
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ansible
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device that allows for instant ESP-like cimmunication
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astrogation
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navigation in outer space
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conscripts
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those drafted for military service
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cubit
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ancient linear measuring unit based on length of forearm
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darted
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thrusted or moved rapidly
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decaliter
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equal to 10 liters of liquid
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dismantle
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to deprive of strip od equipment, furniture, defenses
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emphatic
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said with emphasis, strongly expressive
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evidence
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something that proves or dosproves something
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exploiting
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performing a heroic act, using for your own advantage
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fiat
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an order, decree, or santion from authority (rule)
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flotillas
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group of small naval vessels
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hegemonist
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a person who serves national (a country's) interests
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holograph
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an image produced by technology
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identity
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the condition of being who you are
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laser
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a beam of late that radiates energy
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malady
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a disorder(injury) or disease of the body
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noncomplying
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doesn't follow the rule or order
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officers
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military leaders, people in charge
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paranoid
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suffering from a mental disorder
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persuasion
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the act of convincing someone of your point of view
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philotic
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a type of physics in Ender'd Game
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pidgen
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another language that evolves from trying to speak another language/ slang
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relativistic
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concerning Einstein's theory of relativity
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salaam
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a greeting that means 'peace'
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scan
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a visual/pictures by means of a camera, a satellite scan
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serfs
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a person who is in servitude to another
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simulator
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a machine for replicating certain conditions usually for training
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superimposed
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to put one image over another
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transmissions
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something sent forward to convey a message
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triangulation
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a technique for figuring out the distance between 2 points by using the vertices of a triangle
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unauthorized
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without permission
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usurpation
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a wrongful seizure of power
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vaulted
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leapt/jumped
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vertigo
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fear of heights
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vivisect
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to dissect a living body
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