Vocabulary The Hunger Games - 04 Flashcards
to forage
(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.
meadow
a field with grass and often wild flowers in it:
copse
a small group of trees.
to mull
think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.
meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
acrid
unpleasantly bitter or pungent.
beeline
a straight line between two places.
tentative
not certain or fixed; provisional.
done without confidence; hesitant.
to tromp
walk heavily; trudge.
lopsided
with one side lower or smaller than the other.
Lopsided hearing
to intersperse
scatter among or between other things; place here and there.
to flutter
to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this
wreath
an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
to staunch
to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out
Dappled
marked with spots or rounded patches.
clasp
a device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together.
to wedge
to make something stay in a particular position by using a wedge
plaintive
used to describe something that sounds slightly sad
irreverent
not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things
tureen
a deep covered dish from which soup is served.
exasperate
irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
to flit
move swiftly and lightly.
to hamper
to make an action intended to achieve something more difficult
inadvertently
without intention; accidentally
to crease
make a crease in (cloth or paper).
to pucker
(especially with reference to a person’s face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.
garish
obtrusively bright and showy
to flaunt
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
contraption
a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.
flimsy
insubstantial and easily damaged.
to omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
brow
a person’s forehead.
instigator
a person who brings about or initiates something
insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
Palpable
(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
