"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 8

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. stride
    walk with long steps
    As I stride toward the elevator, I fling my bow to one side and my quiver to the other.
  2. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
    As I stride toward the elevator, I fling my bow to one side and my quiver to the other.
  3. quiver
    case for holding arrows
    As I stride toward the elevator, I fling my bow to one side and my quiver to the other.
  4. gape
    look with amazement
    I brush past the gaping Avoxes who guard the elevators and hit the number twelve button with my fist.
  5. leniency
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    Then maybe I would have found some leniency.
  6. signify
    denote or connote
    The number, which is between one and twelve, one being irredeemably bad and twelve being unattainably high, signifies the promise of the tribute.
  7. potential
    existing in possibility
    It's only an indication of the potential a tribute showed in training.
  8. variable
    something that is likely to change
    Often, because of the variables in the actual arena, high-scoring tributes go down almost immediately.
  9. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
    It's not like Peeta attacked the Gamemakers, but at least he was provoked, too.
  10. tilt
    incline or bend from a vertical position
    I can feel the edges of my mouth tilting up.
  11. guffaw
    laugh boisterously
    Haymitch guffaws and we all start laughing except Effie, although even she is suppressing a smile.
  12. suppress
    put down by force or authority
    Haymitch guffaws and we all start laughing except Effie, although even she is suppressing a smile.
  13. burrow
    move through by or as by digging
    I escape to my room as quickly as possible and burrow down under the covers.
  14. reprieve
    relieve temporarily
    I drift off, reprieved, relieved, and with the number eleven still flashing behind my eyelids.
  15. devote
    dedicate
    Usually we devote all of Sunday to stocking up for the week.
  16. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    But also in the littler things, having a partner lightened the load, could even make the arduous task of filling my family's table enjoyable.
  17. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
    It was a Sunday in October, the air cool and pungent with dying things.
  18. wade
    walk through relatively shallow water
    I'd spent the morning competing with the squirrels for nuts and the slightly warmer afternoon wading in shallow ponds harvesting katniss.
  19. quest
    the act of searching for something
    The only meat I'd shot was a squirrel that had practically run over my toes in its quest for acorns, but the animals would still be afoot when the snow buried my other food sources.
  20. valor
    courage when facing danger
    In January, I'd stood by while he received his medal of valor in the Justice Building, another oldest child with no father.
  21. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
    "Katniss," I said, barely audible.
  22. scowl
    frown with displeasure
    He scowled at me, not convinced.
  23. menacing
    threatening evil or danger
    It transformed him from someone menacing to someone you wished you knew.
  24. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
    A pang of longing shoots through my chest.
  25. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
    How I never question Gale's motives while I do nothing but doubt the latter's.
  26. mutual
    common to or shared by two or more parties
    Gale and I were thrown together by a mutual need to survive.
Created on Thu Apr 12 15:02:15 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:08:17 EDT 2014)

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