"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 18

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. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
    One look at the wound and I know it's far beyond my capacity to heal, beyond anyone's probably.
  2. embedded
    enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
    I crouch before her, staring helplessly at the embedded weapon.
  3. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
    My throat is tight with tears, hoarse from smoke and fatigue.
  4. cloak
    anything that covers or conceals
    A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
  5. woe
    intense mournfulness
    Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
  6. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
    The final lines are barely audible.
  7. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
    To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate.
  8. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
    Rue's death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflict upon us.
  9. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
    My song, the hovercraft, were too unfamiliar for this novice to pick up, but it has mastered her handful of notes.
  10. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
    Without emotion or the slightest tremor in my hands.
  11. crescent
    having a curved shape that tapers at the ends
    It's made of dark ration grain and shaped in a crescent.
  12. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
    As usual, it's the thought of Prim's anxious face as she watches me on the screens back home that breaks me from my lethargy.
  13. consolidate
    bring together into a single whole or system
    I obediently consolidate the supplies I want into my pack.
  14. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
    Eventually, I wrap up my food and go back to the stream to replenish my water and gather some.
  15. aftermath
    the consequences of an event, especially a catastrophic one
    ...entirely different in the aftermath.
  16. banish
    drive away
    But then I think of Rue's still body and I'm able to banish the boy from my mind.
Created on Wed Apr 18 12:53:34 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:10:03 EDT 2014)

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