Vocabulary The Hunger Games - 04 Flashcards

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to forage

A

(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.

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meadow

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a field with grass and often wild flowers in it:

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3
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copse

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a small group of trees.

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4
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to mull

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think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.

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5
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meticulous

A

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

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acrid

A

unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

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beeline

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a straight line between two places.

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8
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tentative

A

not certain or fixed; provisional.

done without confidence; hesitant.

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to tromp

A

walk heavily; trudge.

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lopsided

A

with one side lower or smaller than the other.

Lopsided hearing

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to intersperse

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scatter among or between other things; place here and there.

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12
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to flutter

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to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this

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wreath

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an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.

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to staunch

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to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out

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Dappled

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marked with spots or rounded patches.

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16
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clasp

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a device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together.

17
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to wedge

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to make something stay in a particular position by using a wedge

18
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plaintive

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used to describe something that sounds slightly sad

19
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irreverent

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not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things

20
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tureen

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a deep covered dish from which soup is served.

21
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exasperate

A

irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

22
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to flit

A

move swiftly and lightly.

23
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to hamper

A

to make an action intended to achieve something more difficult

24
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inadvertently

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without intention; accidentally

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to crease
make a crease in (cloth or paper).
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to pucker
(especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.
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garish
obtrusively bright and showy
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to flaunt
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
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contraption
a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.
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flimsy
insubstantial and easily damaged.
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to omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
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brow
a person's forehead.
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instigator
a person who brings about or initiates something
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insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
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Palpable
(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.