having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable; agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.

a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature; a short, obscure historical or biographical account.

Noun: an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured chatting. Verb: to address with banter

the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain;scorn; the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.

to flood, to inundate, overrun; overwhelm

tyrannized over; oppressed, trampled upon; suffering oppression

Adj: deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd Noun: a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern

vigorous action or effort; an effort; exercise, as of power or faculties; an instance of this.

savage fierceness; a state of ferociousness

to suggest or hint slyly; to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind; to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods

incapable of being bought back or paid off; beyond redemption; irreclaimable;(of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.

authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.

of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate; not satisfactory; poor; inferior:

to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). to relieve temporarily from any evil.

full of or expressing shame or fault

skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result; the manner and ability with which one employs the skills of a particular art or field of endeavor; the procedures and methods used in any specific field

to cause to appear unimportant, trifling; to make something less important than it is

the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy. A difference or discrepancy, as between two statements or documents in law that should agree, an official permit

not returned or reciprocated; not avenged or retaliated; not repaid or satisfied.

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HG Ch.6-10

Hunger Games Ch. 6-10 Vocabulary

Term	Definition	Part of Speech	Synonyms	Antonyms
Aggravating	causing or full of aggravation	adjective	bothering, irritating, provoking	helping, soothing, pleasing
Amiable	having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable; agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.	adjective	affable, amicable, friendly	aloof, disagreeable, unfriendly
Anecdote	a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature; a short, obscure historical or biographical account.	noun	narration, reminiscence, story	epic
Banter	Noun: an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured chatting. Verb: to address with banter	noun, verb	chitchat, gossip, repartee	praise, flattery
Contempt	the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain;scorn; the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.	noun	condescension, derision, defiance	approval, esteem, flattery
Deluged	to flood, to inundate, overrun; overwhelm	verb	overwhelmed, inundated, flooded
Downtrodden	tyrannized over; oppressed, trampled upon; suffering oppression	adjective	crushed, oppressed, persecuted, tyrannized, brow	wealthy, powerful, hopeful, in charge
Eccentric	Adj: deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd Noun: a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern	adjective, noun	bizarre, unconventional, curious, odd	conventional, usual, standard, common
Exertion	vigorous action or effort; an effort; exercise, as of power or faculties; an instance of this.	noun	action, activity, effort, exercise	idleness, inactivity, inaction, laziness
Ferocity	savage fierceness; a state of ferociousness	noun	brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness	civility, calm, peacefulness
Insinuate	to suggest or hint slyly; to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind; to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods	verb	allude, imply, intimate	conceal, hide, withhold
Irredeemably	incapable of being bought back or paid off; beyond redemption; irreclaimable;(of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.	adverb	irremediable; irreparable; hopeless	curable, recoverable, retrievable
Mandatory	authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.	adjective	forced, compulsory, imperative	free, inessential, voluntary
Mediocre	of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate; not satisfactory; poor; inferior:	adjective	average, undistinguished, middling, inferior	superior, exceptional, extraordinary
Reprieved	to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). to relieve temporarily from any evil.	verb	absolved, amnestied, forgiven	accused, condemned, punished
Reproachful	full of or expressing shame or fault	adjective	accusing, admonitory, disapproving	complimentary, appreciative, praising
Technique	skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result; the manner and ability with which one employs the skills of a particular art or field of endeavor; the procedures and methods used in any specific field	noun	skill, style, performance, procedure	ignorance, inability, incompetence, ineptitude
Trivializing	to cause to appear unimportant, trifling; to make something less important than it is	verb	reducing, trifling	increase in importance,
Variance	the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy. A difference or discrepancy, as between two statements or documents in law that should agree, an official permit	noun	divergence, deviation, discrepancy	harmony, agreement, uniformity
Unrequited	not returned or reciprocated; not avenged or retaliated; not repaid or satisfied.	adjective	unanswered, unreturned, unreciprocated	returned, repaid, reciprocated

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