Ender's Game Vocabulary Ch. 1-3

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Extenuating circumstances

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The specific reasons that excuse or justify someone's actions in a particular situation.

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Forestall

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Prevent or obstruct an anticipated event or action by taking action ahead of time.

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Vivisect

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Surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism to view living internal structure.

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Commiserated

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Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

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Rescind

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Revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement.

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Incredulous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical.

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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

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Sanctions

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Measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official relations with a target country.

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped or bent; adaptable.

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Spasm

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A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.