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Ender's Game ch. 1-10 Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define "contempt."

a)

make something concrete

b)

feeling that a person or a thing is worthless

c)

thin syrup made from pomegranate juice

d)

of considerable weight and size

2.

Define "immobilize."

a)

the state of being less than normal

b)

characterized by jokes and good humor

c)

to prevent from moving or operating as normal

d)

to be clumsy and unskilled

3.

Define "polyglot."

a)

a person who knows and is able to use several languages

b)

a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

c)

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

d)

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used to express two or more different meanings

4.

Define "raucous."

a)

an official or legal cancellation

b)

of a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

c)

edit by omitting or modifying parts

d)

overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors

5.

Define "tactician."

a)

a person who uses a carefully planned strategy to achieve a specific end

b)

possessing an extraordinary ability to attract

c)

a landlocked republic

d)

a sudden or abrupt strong increase

6.

Define "toon."

a)

an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a government

b)

the least possible

c)

subdivision of a company of soldiers

d)

legal right to vote

7.

Define "ambiguous."

a)

push against gently

b)

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

c)

infliction of suffering to punish or obtain information

d)

not clear, indefinite, uncertain

8.

Define "commiserated."

a)

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

b)

showed sorrow or pity for

c)

good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

d)

exaggerated flattery or praise

9.

Define "emulate."

a)

to make an assumption without reasoning

b)

to cherish

c)

to decide slowly

d)

to imitate or copy

10.

Define "legitimate."

a)

conforming to the laws or rules

b)

the state of being held in low esteem

c)

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

d)

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

11.

Define "lithe."

a)

more than is needed, desired, or required

b)

stubbornly unyielding

c)

lean; flexible; slender

d)

recovering readily from adversity

12.

Define "malleable."

a)

capable of being molded, shaped, changed

b)

inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others

c)

lacking wit or imagination

d)

show to be right by providing justification or proof

13.

Define "rescind."

a)

look for and gather

b)

a shelter from danger or hardship

c)

the trait of having wisdom and good judgment

d)

to revoke, repeal, or cancel

14.

Define "Separatism."

a)

a person who is loyal to their allegiance

b)

a courteous expression of esteem or regard

c)

the advocacy of political, religious, or racial separation

d)

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper

15.

Define "subordinate."

a)

stimulate to action

b)

excessively abundant

c)

where something originated or was nurtured

d)

placed below in rank

16.

Define "vivisect."

a)

surgical operation on a living animal

b)

traveling from place to place to work

c)

the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly

d)

a job that involves minimal duties