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9 - ELA 1

Hunger Games Vocab Ch 1-3

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an imagined place in which everything is perfect. Utopia
an imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad. The opposite of Utopia. Dystopia
a person or animal's intestines or internal organs. entrails
• cut or gather (a crop or harvest) • receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions reaping
a person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs. (pharmacist or healer) apothecary
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. iridescent
a flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing. paraffin
• a “token” from the Capitol - a year’s worth of grain and oil for one person • (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token. tesserae
lacking in quantity or quality meager
a person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings. racketeers
food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment sustenance
• the two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games, as an act of repentance for rebelling to the Capitol • historical: payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another as a sign of dependence tribute
• feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin • payment for your sins or wrongdoing repentance
the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government treason (Treaty of Treason)
synonymous The same (or similar)
tenuous thin & slender
plaited braided
insurmountable incapable of being overcome or passed over (you can’t get over or past it)
maces club-like armor-breaking weapon with a spiked head
anti-climactic disappointing ending--no climax
sanctioned authorized or approved
demeanor behavior toward others
decrepit weakened by old age or illness
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