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Reaping

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Cut or gather; to obtain, win (gathering where 2 are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games)

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Dystopia

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A society characterized by human misery, a squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding

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Poaching

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Illegal hunting

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Iridescent

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Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

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Tesserae

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A token worth one year supply of grain for one person

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Meager

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Lacking in quantity or quality.

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Racketeers

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A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.

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Tribute

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The 2 teens chosen in each district to participate in the hunger games, as an act of repentance for rebelling to the Capitol

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Insurmountable

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Incapable of being overcome or passed over( you can’t get over or past it)

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Demeanor

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Behavior towards others

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Adversaries

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Opponents in a contest.

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Sic

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To attach or to incite an attack (used as a command)

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Mediocre

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Ordinary; neither good or bad

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Ferocity

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Savage fierceness; ferociousness

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Serrated

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Botched on the edge, like a saw

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Inferno

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Hell; a place of fiery heat or destruction

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Bravado

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Show off of bragging; showy defiance; false expression of courage.

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Rendezvous

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Agreement to meet at a certain time and place; the planned meeting

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Despondently

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Loss of hope; dejected

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Incapacitated

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Unable to act or respond

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Scrupulously

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Being cautious or careful

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Stalemate

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A standstill.

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Emanating

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To issue; proceed; to flow out

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Poised

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Composed; dignified

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Plaintively

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Expressing sorrow or sadness

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Extracting

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To free or release from entanglement

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Asphyxiation

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Suffocation

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Feral

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Existing in a wild or untamed state

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Garish

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Crudely or tastelessly colorful

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Palpable

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Obvious; tangible

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