Word: Tactical
Page number: 237
Sentence: No way it’ll be Tactical School for me.
Definition: relating to, used in, or involving military or naval operations
How the word applies: a military/naval school
Word: Brunt
Page number: 238
Sentence: Only one of Ender’s boys was completely frozen…...which had borne the brunt of the assault.
Definition: the main impact of force, as of an attack
How the word applies: the attack
Word: Conciliatory
Page number: 230
Sentence: Demosthenes is definitely the girl...too conciliatory, and above all, too empathic.
Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify
How the word applies:the girl was feeling a little pacified.
Word: Cusp
Page number: 241
Sentence: Humanity is on the cusp
Definition: a pointed end where two curves meet
How the word applies: humanity is about to meet the other side.
Word: Albedo
Page number: 250
Sentence: Its albedo is only slightly brighter than a black hole. You won’t see it.
Definition: the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface
How the word applies: the light that was given off from the black hole
Word: Atrophied
Page number: 256
Sentence: Even the he is uncertain...but with atrophied or vestigial sexual organs.
Definition: gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect
How the word applies: it was declining in importance
Word: Vestigial
Page number: 267
Sentence: ….but with atrophied or vestigial sexual organs
Definition: forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
How the word applies: It was very noticeable
Word: Ascetic
Page number: 271
Sentence: a gluttonous ascetic?
Definition: characterized by a or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline absentnion from all forms of indulgence
How the word applies: describing self discipline
Word: Inscrutable
Page number: 279
Sentence: Mayer’s face went inscrutable.
Definition: impossible to understand or interpret
How the word applies: No one understood the face Mayer made
Word: Relativistic speed
Page number: 285
Sentence: “So they sent you out in a starship, got you up to a relativistic speed”
Definition: a speed which is a significant proportion of the speed of light
How the word applies: describing how they are going at the speed of light.
Word: Sentient
Page number: 296
Sentence: Not murdering living, sentient beings with an independent genetic future.
Definition: able to perceive or feel things
How the word applies: being able to feel the difference between murder and living
Word: Interstices
Page number: 302
Sentence: Take what pleasure you can in the interstices of your work...without it there is nothing.
Definition: intervening spaces, especially a very small one
How the word applies: showing that to take satisfaction on the space you have
Page number: 237
Sentence: No way it’ll be Tactical School for me.
Definition: relating to, used in, or involving military or naval operations
How the word applies: a military/naval school
Word: Brunt
Page number: 238
Sentence: Only one of Ender’s boys was completely frozen…...which had borne the brunt of the assault.
Definition: the main impact of force, as of an attack
How the word applies: the attack
Word: Conciliatory
Page number: 230
Sentence: Demosthenes is definitely the girl...too conciliatory, and above all, too empathic.
Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify
How the word applies:the girl was feeling a little pacified.
Word: Cusp
Page number: 241
Sentence: Humanity is on the cusp
Definition: a pointed end where two curves meet
How the word applies: humanity is about to meet the other side.
Word: Albedo
Page number: 250
Sentence: Its albedo is only slightly brighter than a black hole. You won’t see it.
Definition: the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface
How the word applies: the light that was given off from the black hole
Word: Atrophied
Page number: 256
Sentence: Even the he is uncertain...but with atrophied or vestigial sexual organs.
Definition: gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect
How the word applies: it was declining in importance
Word: Vestigial
Page number: 267
Sentence: ….but with atrophied or vestigial sexual organs
Definition: forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
How the word applies: It was very noticeable
Word: Ascetic
Page number: 271
Sentence: a gluttonous ascetic?
Definition: characterized by a or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline absentnion from all forms of indulgence
How the word applies: describing self discipline
Word: Inscrutable
Page number: 279
Sentence: Mayer’s face went inscrutable.
Definition: impossible to understand or interpret
How the word applies: No one understood the face Mayer made
Word: Relativistic speed
Page number: 285
Sentence: “So they sent you out in a starship, got you up to a relativistic speed”
Definition: a speed which is a significant proportion of the speed of light
How the word applies: describing how they are going at the speed of light.
Word: Sentient
Page number: 296
Sentence: Not murdering living, sentient beings with an independent genetic future.
Definition: able to perceive or feel things
How the word applies: being able to feel the difference between murder and living
Word: Interstices
Page number: 302
Sentence: Take what pleasure you can in the interstices of your work...without it there is nothing.
Definition: intervening spaces, especially a very small one
How the word applies: showing that to take satisfaction on the space you have