"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 14

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. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
    At first, I have no idea what she's pointing to, but then, about fifteen feet up, I make out the vague shape in the dimming light.
  2. sway
    move back and forth
    It looks about the size of a raccoon, but it hangs from the bottom of a branch, swaying ever so slightly.
  3. spawn
    call forth
    Like the jabberjays, these killer wasps were spawned in a lab and strategically placed, like land mines, around the districts during the war.
  4. hallucination
    illusory perception
    If you live, the hallucinations brought on by the venom have actually driven people to madness.
  5. venom
    toxin secreted by animals
    If you live, the hallucinations brought on by the venom have actually driven people to madness.
  6. reprieve
    a relief from harm or discomfort
    Darkness has given me a brief reprieve, but by the time the sun rises, the Careers will have formulated a plan to kill me.
  7. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
    This in itself is dangerous since the branches are becoming precariously thin even for me, but I persevere.
  8. subdued
    quieted and brought under control
    No question, it's acting a little subdued, but the wasp is up and moving and that means the others will be out soon as well.
  9. sedate
    cause to be calm or quiet
    It's sedated them.
  10. sate
    fill to contentment
    The audience will be sated seeing me injured and treed and the pack below me.
  11. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
    If the wasps are too groggy, if the nest catches on its way down, if I try to escape, this could all be a deadly waste of time.
  12. astronomical
    inconceivably large
    The cost of this medicine must be astronomical.
  13. balm
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
    I dip two fingers in the jar and gently spread the balm over my calf.
  14. mayhem
    violent and needless disturbance
    It's mayhem.
  15. evade
    escape, either physically or mentally
    To the lake!" and know they hope to evade the wasps by taking to the water.
  16. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
    I scamper down the tree and hit the ground running in the opposite direction of the lake.
  17. disfigure
    mar or spoil the appearance of
    Her body disfigured.
  18. befuddled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    Somewhere in my befuddled mind one thought connects to another and I'm on my feet, teetering through the trees back to Glimmer.
  19. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    Her features eradicated, her limbs three times their normal size.
  20. putrid
    in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
    The stinger lumps have begun to explode, spewing putrid green liquid around her.
  21. repulsive
    possessing the ability to force or drive back
    I pull a slimy arrow from the sheath and try to position it on the bowstring but instead of one string I see three and the stench from the stings is so repulsive I can't do it.
  22. shaft
    a long rod or pole, especially the body of a weapon
    He's prodding me with the shaft of the spear now.
Created on Mon Apr 16 16:52:32 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:09:21 EDT 2014)

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