Hunger Games Flashcards
Reaping
Cut or gather; to obtain, win (gathering where 2 are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games)
Dystopia
A society characterized by human misery, a squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding
Poaching
Illegal hunting
Iridescent
Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
Tesserae
A token worth one year supply of grain for one person
Meager
Lacking in quantity or quality.
Racketeers
A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.
Tribute
The 2 teens chosen in each district to participate in the hunger games, as an act of repentance for rebelling to the Capitol
Insurmountable
Incapable of being overcome or passed over( you can’t get over or past it)
Demeanor
Behavior towards others
Adversaries
Opponents in a contest.
Sic
To attach or to incite an attack (used as a command)
Mediocre
Ordinary; neither good or bad
Ferocity
Savage fierceness; ferociousness
Serrated
Botched on the edge, like a saw
Inferno
Hell; a place of fiery heat or destruction
Bravado
Show off of bragging; showy defiance; false expression of courage.
Rendezvous
Agreement to meet at a certain time and place; the planned meeting
Despondently
Loss of hope; dejected
Incapacitated
Unable to act or respond
Scrupulously
Being cautious or careful
Stalemate
A standstill.
Emanating
To issue; proceed; to flow out
Poised
Composed; dignified
Plaintively
Expressing sorrow or sadness
Extracting
To free or release from entanglement
Asphyxiation
Suffocation
Feral
Existing in a wild or untamed state
Garish
Crudely or tastelessly colorful
Palpable
Obvious; tangible
