Hunger Games Flashcards

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Sustenance

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food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

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2
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Iridescent

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showing colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

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3
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Mesmerized

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To have all of your attention focused on one distracting thing

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4
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Tenuous

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Very weak or slight

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5
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Insurmountable

A

To great to overcome

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6
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Grandeur

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Impressiveness in appearance or style

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7
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Obscenities

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Extremely offensive words or expressions

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8
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Flamboyant

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Tending to attract attention because of confidence or style

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9
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Adversaries

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Opponents in a contest, conflict, or disagreement

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10
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Maimed

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Severely injured and/or permanently damaged

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11
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Blather

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To talk for a long time without making much sense

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11
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Arbitrarily

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Determined by whim, chance, or impulse

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12
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Arduous

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Requiring strenuous labor; difficult and tiring

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13
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Pungent

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Having a strong taste or smell

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14
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Eccentric

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Uncommon and somewhat strange

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15
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Breached

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To make a gap in and break through a wall, barrier, or another form of defense

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Silhouette

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the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject

17
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invaluable

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Extremely useful

18
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Rejuvenating

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To make something look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively

19
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Gall

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Bold, unpleasant behavior

20
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Imprudent

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Showing no care for the consequences of one’s action

21
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Abate

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Cause to become smaller or less intense

22
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Quell

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To put an end to a disturbance or rebellion by means of using force

23
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Befuddled

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Unable to think clearly

24
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Eradicated

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A plant depicted with its roots shown

25
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Sated

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Satisfied after a meal

26
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Coexist

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To exist at the same time and place without conflict

27
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Surreal

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Unusual or bizarre; having the qualities of something that is impossible

28
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Misgivings

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A feeling of doubt or apprehension of the consequences of something

29
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Desterity

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A skill in performing a task, usually with the hands