Language Arts - Ender's Game Vocab Test #1 - Chapters 1 to 5

Vocabulary from chapters 1-5 in Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

15 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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Malleable
pg. 1
capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
Rescind pg. 5
to take away
Vengeance
pg. 7
Punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense
Supinepg. 7
Lying on the back or having the face upward
Peripheral pg. 11
Side vision; what is seen on the side by the eye when looking straight ahead (Peripheral Vision)
Vivisect pg. 12
To cut of or operate on a living creature
Mirth pg. 14
gladness as shown by or accompanied with laughter
Commiserated pg. 14
to feel or express sympathy
Extenuating pg. 19
to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses
Noncompliant pg. 22
unimportant
Assimilation pg. 23
to fit in to a larger group (Assimilate)
Lithe pg. 29
characterized by easy flexibility and grace
Deftly pg. 33
characterized by facility and skill
Oust pg. 38
to remove or force out someone (or something)
Chafed pg. 49
When something rubs and causes irritation