Hunger Games Part 1

Elaine M.
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  1. entrails
    internal organs collectively
  2. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  3. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  4. paraffin
    from crude petroleum
  5. tessera
    a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
  6. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  7. racketeer
    someone who commits crimes for profit
  8. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  9. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
  10. repentance
    remorse for your past conduct
  11. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  12. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  13. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  14. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  15. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  16. mace
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office
  17. anticlimactic
    ultimately disappointing after a promising or exciting start
  18. sanctioned
    established by authority
  19. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  20. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  21. inexplicable
    incapable of being explained or accounted for
  22. tureen
    a large deep serving dish with a cover
  23. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  24. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
  25. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  26. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  27. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  28. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  29. sic
    intentionally so written
  30. irredeemable
    not capable of or subject to reform or remedy
  31. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  32. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  33. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
  34. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  35. anecdote
    short account of an incident
Created on Fri Jan 20 15:06:21 EST 2012 (updated Fri Feb 10 13:56:19 EST 2012)

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