"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 7

In a dystopian future a young girl is forced to fight for her life and the life of her family in Suzanne Collins's hugely successful book series.

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  1. slumber
    an inactive or dormant state
    My slumbers are filled with disturbing dreams.
  2. gory
    covered with blood
    The face of the redheaded girl intertwines with gory images from earlier Hunger Games, with my mother withdrawn and unreachable, with Prim emaciated and terrified.
  3. withdrawn
    detached and seeking isolation from other people
    The face of the redheaded girl intertwines with gory images from earlier Hunger Games, with my mother withdrawn and unreachable, with Prim emaciated and terrified.
  4. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    The face of the redheaded girl intertwines with gory images from earlier Hunger Games, with my mother withdrawn and unreachable, with Prim emaciated and terrified.
  5. arbitrarily
    in a random or indiscriminate manner
    I arbitrarily punch buttons on the control board and end up hopping from foot to foot as alternating jets of icy cold and steaming hot water assault me.
  6. alternating
    occurring by turns; first one and then the other
    I arbitrarily punch buttons on the control board and end up hopping from foot to foot as alternating jets of icy cold and steaming hot water assault me.
  7. deluge
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
    Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush.
  8. assent
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
    When I ask if I can serve myself, he nods assent.
  9. gorge
    overeat or eat immodestly
    As I gorge myself, I watch the sun rise over the Capitol.
  10. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
    This assessment of my skills from Peeta takes me totally by surprise.
  11. combat
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    Despite Haymitch's order to appear mediocre, Peeta excels in hand-to-hand combat, and I sweep the edible plants test without blinking an eye.
  12. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
    Once I had something to barter with, things changed.
  13. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    I glower at the roll sure he meant to insult me.
  14. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
    You will be together, you will appear amiable to each other.
  15. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
    Because, in fact, at some point, we're going to have to knock it off and accept we're bitter adversaries.
  16. demean
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
    Obviously meant to demean me.
  17. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
    And apparently, I have not been as oblivious to him as I imagined, either.
  18. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
    When Atala begins to read down the list of the skill stations, my eyes can't help flitting around to the other tributes.
  19. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    The meat and plants from the woods combined with the exertion it took to get them have given me a healthier body than most of those I see around me.
  20. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
    The slight advantage I held coming into the Training Center, my fiery entrance last night, seems to vanish in the presence of my competition.
  21. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
    I look around at the Career Tributes who are showing off, clearly trying to intimidate the field.
  22. camouflage
    an outward semblance misrepresenting the nature of something
    Somehow the whole thing -- his skill, those inaccessible cakes, the praise of the camouflage expert -- annoys me.
  23. inaccessible
    capable of being reached with great difficulty or not at all
    Somehow the whole thing -- his skill, those inaccessible cakes, the praise of the camouflage expert -- annoys me.
  24. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
    Despite Haymitch's order to appear mediocre, Peeta excels in hand-to-hand combat, and I sweep the edible plants test without blinking an eye.
  25. excel
    distinguish oneself
    Despite Haymitch's order to appear mediocre, Peeta excels in hand-to-hand combat, and I sweep the edible plants test without blinking an eye.
  26. edible
    suitable for use as food
    Despite Haymitch's order to appear mediocre, Peeta excels in hand-to-hand combat, and I sweep the edible plants test without blinking an eye.
  27. animate
    make lively
    I try and animate my face as I recall the event, a true story, in which I'd foolishly challenged a black bear over the rights to a beehive.
  28. stature
    the height of a standing person
    She's the twelve-year-old, the one who reminded me so of Prim in stature.
  29. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
    Peeta is more patient, but I become fed up and surly.
  30. linger
    leave slowly and hesitantly
    We linger in the dining room, unsure where else to go.
  31. summon
    ask to come
    We sit in silence until they summon Peeta.
  32. quiver
    case for holding arrows
    Without thinking, I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the Gamemakers' table.
  33. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    The arrow's more rigid.
  34. sever
    cut off from a whole
    Then I sever the rope that holds the sandbag for boxing, and the bag splits open as it slams to the ground.
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