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Hunger Games Vocab
Week 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apothecary | old-fashioned word for a person who makes and sells medicine. |
| Deterrent | something that discourages or prevents a person from doing something |
| Preposterous | something that is very silly or ridiculous and doesn't make sense |
| Teeming | full of something, often in a way that is crowded or overflowing |
| Anguish | feeling of very deep pain or great sadness. |
| Tribute | something done or said to show respect or honor to someone |
| Synonymous | having the same or very similar meaning as another word or phrase. |
| Insurmountable | something that is too difficult to overcome or impossible to solve. |
| Deteriorated | to become worse; decline |
| Elaborate | detailed and complicated in design |
| Dictate | an order that must be obeyed |
| Indulgences | to give into the desire of something |
| Substantial | more than enough to satisfy or complete something |
| Granduer | being grand; magnificence |
| Incoherent | lacking normal clarity |