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Ender's Game Terms 7-8
Vocabulary from Chpt. 7-8
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Language - English
8th Grade
12/21/2008
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Term
perverted
 Definition
deviated from what is considered right, good, or true.
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contention
 Definition
a state of discord, conflict.
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Salaam
 Definition
a greeting. "peace to you"
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desiccated
 Definition
preserved by drying.
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malicious
 Definition
intentionally harmful.
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apex
 Definition
the highest point.
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centrifugal
 Definition
moving away from the center.
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raucous
 Definition
loud and rowdy.
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slavering
 Definition
drooling.
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glinted
 Definition
gleamed, flashed, or glittered.
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terrain
 Definition
natural or topographical features of a tract of ground.
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stalactites
 Definition
icicle-shaped mineral deposits that hang from the roof of a cave.
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roiling
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cloudy, muddy, unsettled.
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polyglot
 Definition
speaking or writing several languages.
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obscurity
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not well known: not famous.
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forestall
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prevent; anticipate
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vertigo
 Definition
the sensation of dizziness
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insubordanite
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not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous
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stalement
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a tie; deadlock
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contingent
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a group
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ostentatiously
 Definition
showy
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jibe
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a derisive remark
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hampered
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prevented
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nullo
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of no consequence, effect, or value; insignificant
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caromed
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collided and rebounded
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leverage
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advantage; power to act effectively
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turret
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a small tower
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protruding
 Definition
jutting out
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