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Enders Game Vocab 5-9 Flashcards

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Extricate

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Free from a constraint or difficulty

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Holographic

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3 dimensional photograph

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Emulate

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Match or surpass (a person or achievement) by imitation

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Martyr

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A person killed based on their beliefs

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Hierarchy

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A system if organization in which people/groups are ranked according to authority status

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Contempt

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The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration worthless, or deserving scorn

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Tumult

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Drawing attention to yourself by making a large noise

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Blustered

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To talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect

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Cronies

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A close friend/companion

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Asphyxiate

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To kill by depriving of air

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Perverted

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Deviated from what is considered morally right, true, or good

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Salaam

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Hello/greeting in Arabic, Islamic countries

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Malicious

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Intending to do harm

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Apex

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The highest point

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from the center

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Raucous

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Making a loud harsh noise

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Polyglot

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Able to speak/write in different languages

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Obscurity

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The state if being unknown or unimportant

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Vertigo

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The state of whirling & loss of balance in which the semicircular canals are effected

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Insubordinate

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Defiant to authority, disobedient to others

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Contingent

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A group within a large group

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Leverage

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Using power to influence a person for a specific outcome

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Protruding

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Sticking out

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Scathing

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Criticizing strongly

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Pseudonym

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Pen name

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Flux

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Allowing something to frequently change

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Invective

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Insulting, abusive, highly critical language

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Incognito

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Having ones true identity concealed

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Cynical

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Negative/pessimistic

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Deference

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Humble submission & respect

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