Ender's Game Vocab Unit 3 - Practice Cards
"Shen took the idea to heart, and after each _____ from the older boys, he had a group of four Launchies recite the words, loudly, five or six times" (113).
gibe
a derisive or provoking remark
gibe (or jibe)
"They had become quite deft at sifting accurate information out of the stories of the hopelessly ignorant, _____ news writers" (126).
gullible
easily deceived or cheated; credulous
gullible
"Because as long as people are afraid of the buggers, the I.F. can stay in power, and as long as the I.F. is in power, certain countries can keep their _____" (110).
hegemony
leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others
hegemony
"At first Peter insisted that they be deliberately _____" (133).
inflammatory
tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.
inflammatory
"The tight grip gave Ender some _____" (115).
leverage
the mechanical advantage or power gained by using a lever, such as a rigid bar that pivots at one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by force applied by a third.
leverage
"He's _____ me, she thought, but that doesn't mean he isn't sincere" (132).
manipulating
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner
manipulating
"She pretended _____ but she listened eagerly" (129).
nonchalance
the state or quality of being or projecting a feeling of cool indifference, lack of concern, apathy, or casualness
nonchalance
"It soon became clear to Ender that even though Dink was very, very good, his _____ in holding onto the corridor gravity orientation instead of thinking of the enemy gate as downward was limiting his thinking" (102).
persistence
the act or fact of tenacious endurance or continuing steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.
persistence
"It made any Jew in Battle School, dream of being Strategos, and conferred _____ on him from the start"
prestige
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes; distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public
prestige
"Only the crest of the Giant's face was still visible, andit was white bone, like limestone _____ from a discouraged, withering mountain"(117).
protruding
to project outwards; to be thrust forward
protruding
