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Hunger Games Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preposterous | absurd or ridiculous |
| Enunciate | To pronounce or speak clearly |
| Demeanor | attitude or behavior |
| Flamboyant | attracting attention from behavior or style |
| Prestigious | inspiring respect and admiration; having high status |
| Adversary | an opponent in a contest |
| Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
| Pungent | strong smell or taste |
| Eccentric | behavior that's unconventional and slightly strange |
| Sullen | bad-tempered and uncommunicative or poor mood |
| Deteriorate | to break down or decompose |
| Brutish | a savagely violent person or animal |
| Exertion | physical or mental effort |
| Bravado | a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate |
| Meticulous | showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise |
| Despondency | being in low spirits or loss of hope |
| Unprecedented | never done or known before |
| Intervene | come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events |
| Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
| Exorbitant | (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high |
| Emaciated | unusually thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food |
| Deplete | use up the supply or resources of |
| Mangled | severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| Feral | in a wild state |