ch. 14-15 enders game Flashcards

1
Q

traveling from place to place to work

A

itinerant

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3
Q

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

A

ascetic

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5
Q

sketched out and lying at full length along the ground

A

Prostrate

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6
Q

given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

A

gluttonous

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7
Q

of an obscure nature

A

inscrutable

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9
Q

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

A

adept

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10
Q

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

A

sentient

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11
Q

small opening between things

A

interstice

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12
Q

The theory that space and time are not absolute concepts

A

relativity

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13
Q

The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

A

littoral

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15
Q

A large fleet

A

armada

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17
Q

tree with excessive indulgence

A

coddle

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18
Q

straying from the right course or from excepted standards

A

errant

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19
Q

A secret agent Who insights persons to commit illegal acts

A

provocateur

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20
Q

and educated elite

A

intelligentsia

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21
Q

A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

A

reprisal

22
Q

A leader who seek support by appealing to popular passions

A

demagogue

23
Q

in search of booty

A

Maraud

27
Q

A reeling sensation; a feeling that you’re about to fall

A

vertigo

32
Q

with little or no preparation or forethought

A

impromptu