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Hunger Games Part II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| corral | to collect or gather |
| barbarism | uncivilized state or condition |
| smolder | burn slowly without a flame |
| traitor | a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust |
| mutilate | to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or damaging parts |
| emaciated | thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny |
| arbitary | decided without reason, founded on or subject to personal whims, prejudices, etc. |
| deluge | a drenching rain, downpour |
| amiable | friendly, pleasant, likable |
| arrogance | offensive display of superiority or self-importance |
| surly | rude or bad tempered, unfriendly or hostile |
| leniency | showing mercy or tolerance |
| stalk | to pursue or approach prey stealthily |
| ardous | difficult |
| solitary | alone |
| pretense | pretending, insincere or galse |
| banal | unoriginal |
| eccentric | strange or peculiar |
| sullen | quiet and grumpy |
| humble | not proud or arrogant, modest |
| prestigious | having a high reputation, honored, esteemed |
| provacative | acting as a stimulus or incitement, especially to anger or sexual desire |
| elusive | hard to find or catch |
| entourage | a group of attendants or associates |
| hysteria | an uncontrollable outburst of emothion |
| runinate | think about, meditate, ponder |
| patronizing | condescending |
| catacomgs | an underground passageway, especially one full of twists and turns |