Ender's Game Chapter 1-6 Vocab

Question 1

tousle

Answer 1

disarrange or rumple; dishevel

Question 2

clench

Answer 2

squeeze together tightly

Question 3

lurch

Answer 3

move abruptly

Question 4

drone

Answer 4

talk in a monotonous voice

Question 5

supine

Answer 5

lying face upward

Question 6

mirth

Answer 6

great merriment

Question 7

silhouette

Answer 7

an outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow

Question 8

extenuating

Answer 8

partially excusing or justifying

Question 9

requisition

Answer 9

demand and take for use or service

Question 10

conscript

Answer 10

someone who is drafted into military service

Question 11

fodder

Answer 11

soldiers regarded as expendable under artillery fire

Question 12

flotilla

Answer 12

a fleet of small craft

Question 13

renounce

Answer 13

turn away from; give up

Question 14

assimilation

Answer 14

the process of absorbing one cultural group into another

Question 15

evade

Answer 15

escape, either physically or mentally

Question 16

lithe

Answer 16

moving and bending with ease

Question 17

feeble

Answer 17

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

Question 18

scrupulously

Answer 18

with extreme conscientiousness

Question 19

opaque

Answer 19

not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy

Question 20

tactical

Answer 20

pertaining to detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives

Question 21

extricate

Answer 21

release from entanglement or difficulty

Question 22

martyr

Answer 22

one who suffers for the sake of principle

Question 23

chafe

Answer 23

feel extreme irritation or anger

Question 24

tumult

Answer 24

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

Question 25

grisly

Answer 25

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror