"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 11

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. strew
    spread by scattering
    Strewn around the Cornucopia are other supplies, their value decreasing the farther they are from the horn.
  2. bounty
    the property of being richly abundant or plentiful
    But it's tempting, so tempting, when I see the bounty waiting there before me.
  3. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
    That the Career Tributes who survive the bloodbath will divide up most of these life-sustaining spoils.
  4. spoil
    valuables taken by violence
    That the Career Tributes who survive the bloodbath will divide up most of these life-sustaining spoils.
  5. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
    I'm betting many of the other tributes would pass up a smaller girl, even one who scored an eleven in training, to take out their more fierce adversaries.
  6. grapple
    grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
    A boy, I think from District 9, reaches the pack at the same time I do and for a brief time we grapple for it and then he coughs, splattering my face with blood.
  7. repulse
    force or drive back
    I stagger back, repulsed by the warm, sticky spray.
  8. void
    an empty area or space
    Those who have taken flight are disappearing into the trees or into the void opposite me.
  9. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
    I also free the knife -- it's a fine one with a long sharp blade, serrated near the handle, which will make it handy for sawing through things -- and slide it into my belt.
  10. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
    That was Haymitch's second instruction, and since I sort of botched the first, I keep a sharp eye out for any sign of it.
  11. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
    Being in the woods is rejuvenating.
  12. solitude
    a state of social isolation
    I'm glad for the solitude, even though it's an illusion, because I'm probably onscreen right now.
  13. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
    But the last image I can conjure up is Peeta shaking his head as the gong rang out.
  14. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
    Haymitch's directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary.
  15. flourish
    a short lively tune played on brass instruments
    The Capitol seal is back with a final musical flourish.
  16. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
    Those who battled at the Cornucopia, with their superior strength and surplus of supplies, they couldn't possibly have been near enough to spot the flames then.
  17. alliance
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
    Often alliances are formed in the early stages of the Games.
Created on Mon Apr 16 14:37:01 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:08:44 EDT 2014)

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