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adj. capable of division longitudinal plane into similar halves.
"Either random distribution ostars, or symmetrical" (70). |
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n. preponderant influence or authority over others: domination.
"I reserve the right to cocate with the Hegemony" ... (71). |
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| adj. disobedient to authority."You're not only short and incompetent, you're insubordinate, too" (75). |
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n. offspring. vt. to have offspring.
"I'm the bloody bastard you wanted when you had me spawned". (85) |
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adj. easily duped or cheated.
...hopelessly ignorant, gullible news writers" (90). |
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n. 1)tht of a building or any face of a building given special architectural treatment. 2) a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect.
"The facade of peace and cooperation" ... (90) |
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vt. 1) to make productive use of: utilize. 2) to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage.
"She didn't ever want to exploit people the way Peter did ... (91) |
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vi. nderstand, be aware of, be sensitive to, and vicariously experience the feelings, thoughts and experience of another.
... "she could empathize with him enough to get inside of him that way (91). |
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n. change, fluctuation.
..."there are times when the world is in flux (91). |
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vt. 1) to manage or utilize skillfully. 2) to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage.
"He's manipulating me, she thought, but that doesn't mean he isn't sincere" (94). |
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n. something that has separate and distinct existence.
... "the Second Warsaw Pact to be regarded as a single entity where those rules were concerned". (97) |
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n. a subtle distinction or variation.
"Ender and Alai were discussing the nuances of open space maneuvers" ... (99) |
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adj. with one's identity concealed.
"Demonsthenes can not remain incognito forever" (101). |
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n. a fictitious name; pen name.
... "hide behind his too-appropriate pseudonym ... (101). |
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adj. 1) having or showing good judgement in conduct and especially in speech: prudent. 2) unpretentious, modest, unobtrusive.
"The soldiers followed at a discreet distance" ... (102). |
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n. the act of accepting, complying, or submitting tacitly or passively.
"His acquiescence calmed her" (105). |
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n. an act of denouncing; especially : a public condemnation.
"Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation" ... (109) |
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n. the act of vanquishing completely.
... "no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation" (109). |
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adj. creating disunity or dissension.
"It wasn't to unify the group - in fact, it was divisive" (119). |
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adj. secret, mysterious, obscure.
"Not archaic, just arcane. Secret, subtle, roundabout". |
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