The Hunger Games Vocabulary

Jean H. (Taiwan)
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  1. paunchy
    having a large belly
  2. wield
    handle effectively
  3. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  4. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  5. fleecy
    (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
  6. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  7. assent
    agree or express agreement
  8. straddle
    sit or stand astride of
  9. underbrush
    the brush growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
  10. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  11. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
  12. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
  13. despondency
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  14. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  15. assailant
    someone who attacks
  16. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  17. strew
    spread by scattering
Created on Sun May 19 20:27:52 EDT 2013 (updated Sun May 19 22:45:18 EDT 2013)

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