hunger games vocab 13-19

Question 1

Quell

Answer 1

suppress or crush completely

Question 2

circuitous

Answer 2

deviating from a straight course

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

become less in amount or intensity

Question 4

stupor

Answer 4

marginal consciousness

Question 5

potency

Answer 5

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

Question 6

bravado

Answer 6

a swaggering show of courage

Question 7

precariously

Answer 7

in a manner affording no ease or reassurance

Question 8

manifest

Answer 8

reveal its presence or make an appearance

Question 9

noxious

Answer 9

injurious to physical or mental health

Question 10

contend

Answer 10

come to term with

Question 11

tentatively

Answer 11

in a hesitant manner

Question 12

anoint

Answer 12

administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially

Question 13

wispy

Answer 13

thin and weak

Question 14

evasion

Answer 14

the act of physically escaping from something

Question 15

ordeal

Answer 15

a severe or trying experience

Question 16

copse

Answer 16

a dense growth of trees, shrubs, or bushes

Question 17

ashen

Answer 17

pale from illness or emotion

Question 18

domineering

Answer 18

tending to rule in a cruel manner

Question 19

wily

Answer 19

marked by skill in deception

Question 20

dexterity

Answer 20

adroitness in using hands

Question 21

meticulous

Answer 21

marked by extreme care in treatment of details

Question 22

acrid

Answer 22

strong and sharp, as a taste or smell

Question 23

doggedly

Answer 23

with obstinate determination

Question 24

understatement

Answer 24

something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast

Question 25

decadent

Answer 25

relating to indulgence in something pleasurable

Question 26

amiss

Answer 26

in an imperfect or faulty way

Question 27

fretful

Answer 27

habitually complaining

Question 28

impotence

Answer 28

the quality of lacking strength or power

Question 29

despondency

Answer 29

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

Question 30

lethargy

Answer 30

weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

Question 31

consolidate

Answer 31

bring together into a single whole or system

Question 32

inducement

Answer 32

a positive motivational influence

Question 33

pariah

Answer 33

a person who is rejected from society or home

Question 34

unprecedented

Answer 34

novel; having no earlier occurrence

Question 35

scrupulously

Answer 35

with extreme conscientiousness

Question 36

ruse

Answer 36

a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture

Question 37

pruse

Answer 37

examine or consider with attention and in detail

Question 38

levity

Answer 38

feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

Question 39

caliber

Answer 39

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

Question 40

squeamish

Answer 40

easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things