Ender's Game Vocabulary Chapter 6-10 Flashcards
Tumult
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
Diverge
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
Asphyxiate
.to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.
Clambered
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
Perverted
Deviated from what is considered right, good, and true
Salaam
a salutation meaning “peace to you,” used especially in Islamic countries.
Centrifugal
moving or directed outward from the center (opposed to centripetal ).
Polyglot
able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
Obscurity
Not well known or not famous
Vertigo
A dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
Nullo
Insignificant, no consequence or value
Turret
A tower
Ostentatious
To be showy and flamboyous
Contingent
Group
Gullible
easily deceived or cheated.
Flux
Constant or frequent change
Cynical
To be negative or pesamistic
Incognito
having one’s identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
Acquiescence
Passive agreement without protest
Elite
The best or more skilled members of a group
Lax
Lacking
Improvised
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech
Symmetry
the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.(Balance)
IArchaic
marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
Arcane
adjective
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric: She knew a lot about Sanskrit grammar and other arcane matters.
