Word Definitions Hunger Games Flashcards

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Vermin

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Wild animals which are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease.

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Entrails

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A person’s or animal’s intestines or internal organs when removed or exposed.

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Sentimental

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Prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness or nostalgia.

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Adorn

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Make more beautiful or attractive

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Smouldering

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Show or feel barely suppressed anger, hatred or another powerful emotion.

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Anguish

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Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

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Buzzards

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A large hawklike bird of prey - vulture.

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Terse

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Abrupt, curt

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Podium

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A small platform where the person may stand on.

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Sustenance

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The maintain of someone or something in life or existence / food and drink regarded as a source of strength;nourishment.

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Pitting

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Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

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Intones

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Say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.

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Repentance

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Sincere remorse or regret

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Condone

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Accept behaviour that is morally wrong or offensive.

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Relentless

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Unceasingly intense

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Threadbare

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(Of cloth, clothing or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

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Luscious

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Pleasingly rich, appealing strong to the senses.

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Insurmountable

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Too great to overcome

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Decrepit

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Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect

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Demeanour

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Outward behaviour or bearing.

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin or weak.

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Arbitrarily

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On the basis of random choice or personal whim.