Ender's Game Chapters 11-13 Vocab

Question 1

treason

Answer 1

a crime that undermines the offender’s government

Question 2

brunt

Answer 2

the main part, especially of a force or shock

Question 3

solemn

Answer 3

dignified and somber in manner or character

Question 4

leniency

Answer 4

mercifulness as a consequence of being tolerant

Question 5

flank

Answer 5

the side of military or naval formation

Question 6

contemptuously

Answer 6

without respect; in a disdainful manner

Question 7

invulnerable

Answer 7

immune to attack; impregnable

Question 8

ineptitude

Answer 8

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Question 9

disingenuous

Answer 9

not straightforward or candid

Question 10

apt

Answer 10

naturally disposed toward

Question 11

untoward

Answer 11

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper

Question 12

inertia

Answer 12

the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion

Question 13

labyrinth

Answer 13

complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost

Question 14

reclamation

Answer 14

the recovery of useful substances from waste products

Question 15

corroborate

Answer 15

support with evidence or authority or make more certain

Question 16

conciliatory

Answer 16

making or willing to make concessions

Question 17

chauvinist

Answer 17

a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority

Question 18

toady

Answer 18

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Question 19

subservient

Answer 19

abjectly submissive

Question 20

dirigible

Answer 20

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

Question 21

fastidious

Answer 21

giving careful attention to detail

Question 22

derisive

Answer 22

expressing contempt or ridicule

Question 23

albedo

Answer 23

the ratio of reflected to incident light

Question 24

atrophy

Answer 24

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Question 25

vestigial

Answer 25

not fully developed in mature animals