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Catching Fire week 4
Term | Definition |
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inflammation | a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, esp. as a reaction to injury or infection |
nettles | a herbaceous plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. |
loathing | a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred |
resolve | decide firmly on a course of action |
inherent | existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute |
tremulous | shaking or quivering slightly |
sheer | nothing other than; unmitigated |
appropriate | suitable or proper in the circumstances |
ploy | a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage |
alibi | a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place |