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HungerGamesPt3
The Hunger Games PART 3 (Ch.19-27)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loathe | to hate; detest; dislike |
| Caliber | ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder |
| Haggle | argue in a petty way, especially about a price; bargain |
| Array | an orderly arrangement or large group of people |
| Variable | A factor that can change in an experiment |
| Teeming | overfilled; crowded; pouring out |
| Stalemate | A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other |
| Defiance | A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force; disobedience |
| Ruse | a crafty trick |
| Ratcheting | turning or cranking |
| Sustaining | to keep in existence; maintain; nourishing |
| Sadistic | delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel |
| Inflamed | Reddened, swollen, warm, and often tender |
| Exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| Assailant | a person who attacks violently |
| Flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way; struggle |
| Haggard | looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering |
| Riveting | commanding full attention, fascinating; engrossing |
| Authenticity | the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions; the quality of being authentic |
| Oblige | provide a service or favor for someone |
| Simultaneously | occurring at the same time |
| Repellent | driving away; unattractive |
| Tactic | strategy |
| Embrace | Hug; accept |
| Sinister | evil, ominous |
| Peevishly | a bad mood; showing annoyance |
| Periodic | repeating pattern |
| Mesmerized | Hypnotized; having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
| Irreverent | disrespectful |
| Residual | Left over; remaining |
| Relent | give in to influence or pressure |
| Wielding | Handling a weapon or tool; dominate |
| Callously | unfeelingly; insensitively |
| Vengeance | revenge |
| Cadences | rhythmic movement or flow |
| Revive | to bring back to life |
| Assault | a violent attack or threat |
| Revoked | to take back or withdraw |
| Ecstatically | overwhelmingly joyful |
| Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
| Asphyxiation | Suffocation caused by lack of oxygen |
| Spew | throw up, vomit, spit out |
| Flaunted | showed off |
| Rapport | A positive relationship |
| Tourniquet | A device used for bleeding control that constricts all blood flow to and from an extremity. |
| Feral | wild, savage; not tame |
| Berserk | mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
| Segue | an easy, effective, or uninterrupted transition |
Created by:
DanetteWeisman
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