ELA - The Hunger Games Vocabulary Flashcards
something immaterial that interferes with action or progress (interferes has 3 e’s and so does the answer)
Deterrent
showing no care or concern in attitude or action
(NO CARE)
Indifferent
an energetic style
(ENTERGETIC)
verve
a health professional trained in the art of preparing drugs
(DRUGS)
apothecary
brief and to the point
terse
a source of materials to nourish the body
(MATERIALS-Liqued)
sustenance
extremely painful or unpleasant
(PAIN)
torturous
the act of protesting
dissent
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
(more than one)
condone
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
(putting different things together)
concoction
the way a person behaves toward other people
(a mean word that describes someone who is kind-of mean)
demeanor
worn and broken down by hard use
decrepit
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
(someone who shows you around)
mentor
the act of yielding
(somewhere you can get food)
concession
serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
(opposite of lacking)
complementary
perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch (touch, skin = the word in the defined word)
tangible
exerting influence by reason of high status
prestigious
in an agile manner
deftly
a comparison of two things using like or as
Simile
a figure of speech where one thing is compared to another thing without using like or as
Metaphor
an unrealistic exaggeration
Hyperbole
when two words in the same sentence or phrase are opposites, but they work when you put them together.
Oxymoron
Remember that I can also ask for any of our past vocabulary words (Plot, theme, setting)
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