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Ender's Game Ch 7-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| group of aircraft operating under the same ownership | fleet |
| a sense of propriety and consideration for others | grace |
| thoroughly dried out | desiccated |
| having the nature of threatening evil | malicious |
| the highest point of something | apex |
| tending to move away from a center | centrifugal |
| unpleasantly loud and harsh | raucous |
| dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently | dispatch |
| a person who speaks more than one language | polyglot |
| showing a brooding ill humor | sullen |
| expressing extreme scorn | contemptuous |
| readiness to embark on bold new ventures | initiative |
| irritate or vex | gall |
| noble and generous in spirit | magnanimous |
| gather or bring together | muster |
| having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | stolid |
| the savage and excessive killing of many people | carnage |
| the dominance or leadership of one social group over others | hegemony |
| keep from happening or arising; make impossible | forestall |
| forceful exertion | vigor |
| a temporary military unit | contingent |
| defiance of authority | insubordination |
| intended to attract notice and impress others | ostentatious |
| in a random manner | haphazardly |
| lose freshness, vigor, or vitality | wither |