English Ender's Game Vocab

1. malleable (adj)

capable of being molded

2. rescind (verb)

to revoke

3. drone (verb)

to talk on and on in a dull

4. forestall (verb)

to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time

5. peripheral (adj)

lying on the outside or away from the central part

6. commiserate (verb)

to show sorrow or pity for

7. glower (verb)

a look or stare with sullen dislike

8. extenuating (adj)

diminishing or weakening the seriousness of

9. incredulous (adj)

showing doubt or disbelief

10. fodder (noun)

food for cattle

11. allot (verb)

to divide and assign portions or one’s share

12. persecution (noun)

cruel oppression or constant harassment

13. renounce (verb)

to refuse further association with

14. ambiguous (adj)

not clear

15. circumvent (verb)

to avoid

16. assimilation (noun)

state of absorption into the main cultural body

17. purge (verb)

to cleanse or rid of impurities

18. lithe (adj)

flexible or limber

19. deftly (adv)

done skillfully

20. scrupulously (adv)

done carefully or properly

extricate

(verb) to set free, release or disentangle

emulate

(verb) to imitate or copy

contempt

(noun) the act of looking down on somebody as being unworthy; scorn

chafe

(verb) to become irritated or impatient

sullen

(adjective) sad, gloomy or ill-humored

diverge

(verb) to move in different directions

tumult

(noun) a noisy commotion; an uproar

clamber

(verb) to climb with effort or clumsily

grisly

(adjective) terrifying, horrible, ghastly

contention

(noun) a state of discord, conflict, argument

malicious

(adjective) intentionally harmful; evil

raucous

(adjective) loud and rowdy; disorderly

roil

(verb) to disturb, irritate or make muddy

obscurity

(noun) not well-known; not famous; uncertainty of meaning

vertigo

(noun) a sensation of dizziness

insubordinate

(adjective) not submitting to authority; disobedient or rebellious

contingent

(noun) a group or (adjective) uncertain

ostentatiously

(adverb) done in a showy fashion as if to impress; pretentiously

hamper

(verb) to prevent or impede (get in the way)

protrude

(verb) to jut or project out