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LA Words 9/24
Hunger Games Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mediocre | of ordinary or moderate quality |
| Banal | devoid of freshness or originality |
| Surly | unfriendly or hostile; irritable |
| Adversary | that is an opponent in a contest; contestant |
| Oblivious | forgetful |
| Deluge | anything that overwhelms like a flood |
| Gossamer | any thin, light fabric |
| Sanction | to authorize, allow, or approve |
| Cornucopia | a horn containing food, and drinks |
| Tureen | a large, deep, covered dish for serving food |
| Decrepit | weakened by old age |
| Demeanor | conduct; behavior |
| Insurmountable | incapable of overcoming |
| Maces | a clublike armor-breaking weapon |
| Anecdote | a short account of a particular incident |
| Utopia | any visionary system of social or political perfection |
| Dystopia | a society characterized by human misery, a squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding |
| Entrails | the internal parts of anything |
| Reaping | to gather or take |
| Apothecary | a druggist; a pharmacist |
| Iridescent | displaying a play of lustrous colors, like a rainbow |
| Tessera | a small square or bone, wood, or the likem used in ancient times as a token, tally, or ticket |
| Meager | deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent |
| Rackateer | a person who commits a crime |
| Sustanance | the supporting of life or health; maintenance |
| Tribute | a payment of money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowlegment of submission or as the price of protection or security. |
| Repentance | remorse or contrition for past conduct |
| Treason | a betrayal of trust or confidence |
| Tenuous | having little substance; flimsy |
| Plaited | a braid, especially of hair |