"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 23

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. ease
    lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
    Like how I knew I must be close to water when he withheld it and how I knew the sleep syrup just wasn't something to ease Peeta's pain and how I know now that I have to play up the romance.
  2. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
    And he's so surly, it's hard to imagine anyone teaming up with him.
  3. repellent
    serving or tending to cause aversion
    The idea is so repellent, I thrust it from my mind.
  4. distorted
    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
    For about ten seconds, I catch a distorted glimpse of Thresh's picture and then he's gone.
  5. noncommittal
    refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action
    I give a noncommittal shrug and cup my elbows in my hands, hugging them close to my body.
  6. surreal
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
    That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of everything is to be doubted.
  7. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
    "Come on," I say in exasperation, extricating myself from his grasp but not before he gets in another kiss.
  8. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
    "Cato isn't one to wait for his prey to wander by."
  9. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
    The boulders diminish to rocks that eventually turn to pebbles, and then, to my relief, we're back on pine needles and the gentle incline of the forest floor.
  10. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
    I would actually, but I don't want to relent too soon.
  11. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    What's left of Foxface's emaciated body is lifted into the air.
Created on Wed Apr 18 14:48:45 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:10:56 EDT 2014)

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