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Catching Fire Pt. 2

Vocabulary from the novel Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

QuestionAnswer
tremulous nervous, timid, fearful
sheer unmitigated, absolute, unqualified
appropriated devote to a special purpose
wisp small, thin person
tenements separate residences within a house; apartments
granary storehouse for threshed grain
assimilating being integrated into
tantalizing exciting
ploy cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to oneʼs own advantage
innocuous not harmful or offensive
alibi excuse or defense for someone; providing an account for whereabouts
impassive not feeling or showing emotion
“slag heap” hill or area of refuse (trash) from a mine or industrial site
emphatically in a forceful way
contrite feeling or expressing remorse
hassock thick, firmly padded cushion
odious extremely unpleasant; repulsive
irrefutable impossible to deny or disprove
histrionics exaggerated dramatic behavior
nuptials wedding
brusquely abruptness of speech or manner
coax (coaxes) persuade into doing something, or something out of someone
retrospect survey or review of a past course of events or period of time
copious abundant in supply or quantity
sultry hot & humid
onerous involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome
carnivorous feeding on other animals
abyss deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
meandering wander at random
trident a three-pronged spear (attribute of Poseidon a.k.a. Neptune)
colossal extremely large
transgression infringe or go beyond the the bounds of
dovetails joins together; fits together easily & conveniently
hastens move or travel hurriedly
bodice part of a womanʼs dress that is above the waist
tentative not certain or fixed; provisional
resonating evoke or suggest emotions
emanates give out or emit
undulating move with a smooth wavelike motion
Created by: Tegtmeyer
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