Enders Game Vocab 5-9 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Extricate
Free from a constraint or difficulty
Holographic
3 dimensional photograph
Emulate
Match or surpass (a person or achievement) by imitation
Martyr
A person killed based on their beliefs
Hierarchy
A system if organization in which people/groups are ranked according to authority status
Contempt
The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration worthless, or deserving scorn
Tumult
Drawing attention to yourself by making a large noise
Blustered
To talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
Cronies
A close friend/companion
Asphyxiate
To kill by depriving of air
Perverted
Deviated from what is considered morally right, true, or good
Salaam
Hello/greeting in Arabic, Islamic countries
Malicious
Intending to do harm
Apex
The highest point
Centrifugal
Moving away from the center
Raucous
Making a loud harsh noise
Polyglot
Able to speak/write in different languages
Obscurity
The state if being unknown or unimportant
Vertigo
The state of whirling & loss of balance in which the semicircular canals are effected
Insubordinate
Defiant to authority, disobedient to others
Contingent
A group within a large group
Leverage
Using power to influence a person for a specific outcome
Protruding
Sticking out
Scathing
Criticizing strongly
