ELA - The Hunger Games Vocabulary

Question 1

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress (interferes has 3 e’s and so does the answer)

Answer 1

Deterrent

Question 2

showing no care or concern in attitude or action
(NO CARE)

Answer 2

Indifferent

Question 3

an energetic style
(ENTERGETIC)

Answer 3

verve

Question 4

a health professional trained in the art of preparing drugs
(DRUGS)

Answer 4

apothecary

Question 5

brief and to the point

Answer 5

terse

Question 6

a source of materials to nourish the body
(MATERIALS-Liqued)

Answer 6

sustenance

Question 7

extremely painful or unpleasant
(PAIN)

Answer 7

torturous

Question 8

the act of protesting

Answer 8

dissent

Question 9

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
(more than one)

Answer 9

condone

Question 10

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
(putting different things together)

Answer 10

concoction

Question 11

the way a person behaves toward other people
(a mean word that describes someone who is kind-of mean)

Answer 11

demeanor

Question 12

worn and broken down by hard use

Answer 12

decrepit

Question 13

a wise and trusted guide and advisor
(someone who shows you around)

Answer 13

mentor

Question 14

the act of yielding
(somewhere you can get food)

Answer 14

concession

Question 15

serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
(opposite of lacking)

Answer 15

complementary

Question 16

perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch (touch, skin = the word in the defined word)

Answer 16

tangible

Question 17

exerting influence by reason of high status

Answer 17

prestigious

Question 18

in an agile manner

Answer 18

deftly

Question 19

a comparison of two things using like or as

Answer 19

Simile

Question 20

a figure of speech where one thing is compared to another thing without using like or as

Answer 20

Metaphor

Question 21

an unrealistic exaggeration

Answer 21

Hyperbole

Question 22

when two words in the same sentence or phrase are opposites, but they work when you put them together.

Answer 22

Oxymoron

Question 23

Remember that I can also ask for any of our past vocabulary words (Plot, theme, setting)

Answer 23

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