Hunger Games Vocabulary Part 1

Ronnie W.
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  1. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  2. dystopia
    state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad
  3. entrails
    internal organs collectively
  4. reaping hook
    an edge tool for cutting grass or crops
    • cut or gather (a crop or harvest)
    • receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions • reap the harvest (or fruits) of suffer the results or consequences of
    • you reap what you sow proverb you eventually have to face up to the consequences
    of your actions.
  5. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  6. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  7. paraffin
    from crude petroleum
  8. tessera
    a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
    a “token” from the Capitol - a yearʼs worth of grain and oil for one person
    • (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token.
  9. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  10. racketeer
    someone who commits crimes for profit
  11. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  12. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
  13. repentance
    remorse for your past conduct
  14. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  15. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  16. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  17. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  18. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  19. mace
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office
    club-like armor-breaking weapon with a spiked head
  20. anticlimactic
    ultimately disappointing after a promising or exciting start
  21. sanctioned
    established by authority
Created on Thu Oct 24 13:30:09 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Oct 29 16:31:01 EDT 2013)

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