Enders Game All Vocab

Puerile

(adj) Childish and silly

Deft

(adj) skillful; quick in one’s movements

Pseudonym

(n) a fictitious (made up) name

pseudo = false; nym= name

Invective

(n) insulting, abusive language

Inextricable

(adj) impossible to disentangle or separate

Scathing

(adj) Severely critical

Adroit

(adj) Clever or skillful with one’s hands or mind

Surly

(adj) bad-tempered; unfriendly

Autonomy

(n) self -rule; independence

(n) self-government

auto=self

Subservient

(adj) prepared to obey others without question; compliant; submissive; obedient

Preemptive

(adj) intended to prevent or delay such as an attack by an enemy

Disconcert

(v) to unsettle; to disturb one’s composure

innovation

(n) new changes in something established; a new method, idea, or product

attrition

(n) a gradual reduction of strength or effectiveness

Petulant

(adj) childishly sulky or bad-tempered

exigency

(n) an urgent need or demand; necessity

Malleable

Able to be hammered or pressed into a different shape without breaking; able to be changed  or altered

Commiserate

v) to express or feel sympathy or pity

Extenuate

(v) make an offense seem less serious and more forgivable; mitigate

Incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something

Sanction

1. a penalty for disobeying a law or rule

2. official approval or permission

3. to give official approval or permission

4. to impose a penalty

Circumvent

To find a way around an obstacle

Subordinate

1. lower rank or position

2. a person under the authority or supervision  of another

3. to treat or regard someone as less important

Extricate

 To free from constraint or difficulty 

Contempt

feeling that someone or something is worthless or deserving of scorn or extreme dislike

Chafe

1. rubbing against to make some part of the body sore or warm

2. to become or make annoyed because of imposed restrictions

Contention

1. a disagreement or dispute

2. an assertion of an opinion in an argument

Raucous

making harsh, loud noise

Magnanimous

Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or one less powerful

Hegemony

Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over another

Ostentatious

A pretentious, overly extravagant display