"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 24

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. anticipated
    expected hopefully
    We take turns gathering greens and keeping a careful watch for Cato, but as I anticipated, he doesn't make an appearance.
  2. sustained
    continued at length without interruption or weakening
    The playful romance we had sustained in the cave has disappeared out in the open, under the hot sun, with the threat of Cato looming over us.
  3. loom
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
    The playful romance we had sustained in the cave has disappeared out in the open, under the hot sun, with the threat of Cato looming over us.
  4. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
    Our bottles and skin are fairly full, but with two drinking and this hot sun it won't take long to deplete them.
  5. rodent
    a mammal having two pairs of ever-growing front teeth for gnawing
    I don't care now that Peeta's footfalls send rodents scurrying, make birds take wing.
  6. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
    I don't care now that Peeta's footfalls send rodents scurrying, make birds take wing.
  7. compliment
    say something to someone that expresses praise
    As the notes overlap, they compliment one another, forming a lovely, unearthly harmony.
  8. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
    As the notes overlap, they compliment one another, forming a lovely, unearthly harmony.
  9. mesmerized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
    For a while, I just close my eyes and listen, mesmerized by the beauty of the song.
  10. dissonant
    harmonically unresolved
    Dissonant notes intersperse with the melody.
Created on Wed Apr 18 14:55:57 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:11:05 EDT 2014)

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