Enders Game Chs 1 & 4 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Cinched

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Grip around the middle of something

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2
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Lithe

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Thin, supple, elegant. Commonly used to describe a persons body

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3
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Null

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A zero of something

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4
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Contempt

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Lacking respect, feeling as if something is beneath or worthledd

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5
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Magnified

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To make bigger

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6
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Deftly

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In a clear way, neatly and skillful

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7
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Feeble

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Lacking physical strength

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8
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Scrupulously

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In a careful and through way

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9
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Defiant

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Showing defiance, opposition

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10
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Telletale

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British word for tattle tale; obvious and clear indication

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11
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Peripheral

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From the side or edge, ususally vision

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12
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Vivisection

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To experiment or operate on living things while awake

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13
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Suspicious

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Showing a cautious distrust of something

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14
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Pried

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To inquire very closely into an affair

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15
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Mirth 

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Amusement, to giggle just a giggle

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16
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Commesirated

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To express or feel sympathy for, to pity

17
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Obvious

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Easily perceived or understood

18
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Silhouetted

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The cast or show something as a dark shape and an outline