The Hunger Games - Ch. 1-4

Ms. DeShields (United States of America)
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  1. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  2. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  3. compensation
    the act of making amends for service, loss, or injury
  4. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  5. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  6. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  7. entrails
    internal organs collectively
  8. gawk
    look with amazement
  9. glory
    a state of high honor
  10. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  11. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  12. incite
    provoke or stir up
  13. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  14. maniacally
    in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree
  15. mesmerized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  16. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  17. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  18. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  19. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  20. racketeering
    engagement in an illegal enterprise carried on for profit
  21. reap
    get or derive
  22. repentance
    remorse for your past conduct
  23. savior
    a person who rescues you from harm or danger
  24. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  25. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  26. verve
    an energetic style
  27. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
Created on Wed Oct 16 07:52:32 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 16 12:08:02 EDT 2013)

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