"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 26

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. materialize
    come into being; become reality
    The hovercraft materializes overhead and two ladders drop, only there's no way I'm letting go of Peeta.
  2. sterile
    free of pathological microorganisms
    Doctors in sterile white, masked and gloved, already prepped to operate, go into action.
  3. petrify
    cause to become stunned or immobile, as with fear or awe
    Petrified, I lunge for him, but I'm caught and thrust back into another room, and a glass door seals between us.
  4. antiseptic
    thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
    The air smells of something sharp and antiseptic.
  5. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
    Not only has it been scrubbed clean, the nails are filed in perfect ovals, the scars from the burns are less prominent.
  6. confinement
    the state of being enclosed
    The physical confinement makes me panic and I'm trying to pull myself up and wriggle my hips through the band when a portion of the wall slides open and in steps the redheaded Avox girl carrying a tray.
  7. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
    This happens on and off for an indeterminate amount of time.
  8. cadence
    a recurrent rhythmical series
    Not in the Capitol accent, but in the rougher cadences of home.
  9. accumulate
    collect or gather
    Not only are the scars from the arena gone, but those accumulated over years of hunting have vanished without a trace.
  10. flinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    Lying at the foot of the bed is an outfit that makes me flinch.
  11. chamber
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
    I turn and see them all waiting in a big chamber at the end of the hall—Effie, Haymitch, and Cinna.
  12. sentiment
    a personal belief or judgment
    The sentiment is clear though.
  13. unassuming
    not arrogant
    Cinna comes in with what appears to be an unassuming yellow dress across his arms.
  14. alter
    cause to change; make different
    "But the Gamemakers wanted to alter you surgically.
  15. garish
    tastelessly showy
    By comparison, the chariot costume seems garish, the interview dress too contrived.
  16. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
    By comparison, the chariot costume seems garish, the interview dress too contrived.
  17. stature
    the height of a standing person
    Without heels, you can see my true stature.
  18. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
    Nothing Cinna designs is arbitrary.
  19. benign
    pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
    And beneath his benign reply, I sense a warning.
  20. makeshift
    done or made using whatever is available
    In the gloom, I see a makeshift wall about ten yards away and assume Peeta's behind it.
  21. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
    But out here Prim, my mother, Gale, the people of District 12, everyone I care about back home could be punished if I can't pull off the girl-driven- crazy-by-love scenario Haymitch has suggested.
Created on Wed Apr 18 15:11:54 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:11:34 EDT 2014)

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