Chapter 1-6 Flashcards
internal organs collectively, guts
Sometimes, when I clean a kill, I feed Buttercup the entrails.
Entrails (4)
moving and bending with ease, flexible
I swing my legs off the bed and slide into my hunting boots. Supple leather that has molded to my feet.
Supple (4)
something immaterial that prevents action or progress, a warning
In theory,
it’s supposed to be electrified twenty four hours a day as a deterrent to the predators that live in the woods—packs of wild dogs, lone cougars, bears—that used to threaten our streets.
Deterrent (4)
showing no care or concern in attitude or action
So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.
Indifferent (6)
he dressed furry coat of a mammal
But I got a decent price for his pelt.
Pelt (7)
an energetic style, enthusiasm
I finish with equal verve.
Verve (8)
a health professional/pharmacist who prepares and dispenses natural remedies taken from plants and herbs.
They ran an apothecary shop in the nicer part of District 12.
Apothecary (8)
abundantly filled with especially living things
From this place, we are invisible but have a clear view of the valley, which is teeming with summer life, greens to gather, roots to dig, fish iridescent in the sunlight.
Teeming (9)
varying in color when seen in different lights, glowing
From this place, we are invisible but have a clear view of the valley, which is teeming with summer life, greens to gather, roots to dig, fish iridescent in the sunlight.
Iridescent (9)
lacking brightness or color; dull, used to describe clothing or decorations.
Today her drab school outfit has been replaced by an expensive white dress, and her blonde hair is done up with a pink ribbon.
Drab (12)
increasing by successive addition, total
And the entries are cumulative. So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times.
Cumulative (13)
showing scarcely suppressed anger, a burning passion
As we walk, I glance over at Gale’s face, still smoldering underneath his stony expression.
Smoldering (14)
someone who commits crimes for profit, usually fraud or other nonviolent scams.
Most refuse dealing with the racketeers but carefully, carefully.
Racketeer (17)
brief and to the point
We all exchange terse nods then focus our attention on the temporary stage that is set up before the Justice Building.
Terse (17)
a source of materials to nourish the body, food
He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained.
Sustenance (18)
extremely painful or unpleasant, like torture
To make it humiliating as well as torturous, the Capitol requires us to treat the Hunger Games as a festivity, a sporting event pitting every district against the others.
Torturous (19)
Speaking out and/or protesting against a powerful authority
So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage.
Dissent (22)
excuse, allow, or make allowances for
Silence.
Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.
Condone (22)
Fall behind, wander from a direct or straight course
Who hasn’t seen the victims? Older people who can’t work. Children from a family with too many to feed. Those injured in the mines. Straggling through the streets.
Straggle (28)
thin and tattered with age, worn out
I had been in town, trying to trade some threadbare old baby clothes of Prim’s in the public market, but there were no takers.
Threadbare (28
fall suddenly; collapse
I didn’t pick it up for fear I would keel over and be unable to regain my feet.
keel over (28)
wet through and through; soaked
I remember the outlines of garden beds not yet planted for the spring, a goat or two in a pen, one sodden dog tied to a post, hunched defeated in the muck.
Sodden (29)
strike with a club or blunt object
“They don’t always have bows,” I say, thinking of the year there were only horrible spiked maces that the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with.
Bludgeon (39)
foolish gibberish, meaningless talk
It’s mostly a lot of blather about what we owe the Capitol.
Blather (42)
a mixture of various ingredients or elements.
But if I can hold down Greasy Sae’s concoction of mice meat, pig entrails, and tree bark—a winter specialty—I’m determined to hang on to this.
Concoction (45)
the way a person behaves toward other people
She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor.
Demeanor (45)
Worn out and broken down by hard use
Only when she mounts the stage and they ask for volunteers, all you can hear is the wind whistling through the decrepit buildings around her.
Decrepit (46)
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
“Your mentor has a lot to learn about presentation. A lot about televised behavior.”
Mentor (46)
old and twisted, especially with age.
And some small gnarled place inside me hated her for her weakness, for her neglect, for the months she had put us through.
Gnarled (53)
large deep serving bowl with a cover, often used for soups
A tureen of fruit sits in ice to keep it chilled.
Tureen (55)
the act of yielding, giving in
The only concession to self-alteration seems to be metallic gold eyeliner that has been applied with a light hand.
Concession (63)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display, acting/pretending
“Hello, Katniss. I’m Cinna, your stylist,” he says in a quiet voice somewhat lacking in the Capitol’s affectations.
Affectation (63)
serving to fill out, matching, compensating for other weaknesses
“So, Katniss, about your costume for the opening ceremonies. My partner, Portia, is the stylist for your fellow tribute, Peeta. And our current thought is to dress you in complementary costumes,” says Cinna.
Complementary (66)
displaying or setting off to best advantage, good looking
Since the baggy miner’s jumpsuits are not particularly becoming, our tributes usually end up in skimpy outfits and hats with headlamps.
Becoming (66)
a tight fitting one piece garment that covers the body, usually used by acrobats
I’m in a simple black unitard that covers me from ankle to neck.
Unitard (67)
perceptible by the senses, touchable
A hundred hands reach up to catch my kiss, as if it were a real and tangible thing.
Tangible (71)
having influence by reason of high status, honored
On the buildings that surround the Circle, every window is packed with the most prestigious citizens of the Capitol.
Prestigious (71)
in an agile manner, skilled
I try to focus on the talk, which has turned to our interview costumes, when a girl sets a gorgeous-looking cake on the table and deftly lights it.
Deftly (77)
