Hunger Games Vocabulary

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  1. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  2. proximity
    the property of being close together
  3. impotence
    an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
  4. despondency
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  5. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  6. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  7. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
  8. incapacitated
    lacking in or deprived of strength or power
  9. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  10. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  11. festering
    (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  12. caliber
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  13. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  14. irreparable
    impossible to rectify or amend
  15. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  16. noncommittal
    refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action
  17. intersperse
    introduce into one's writing or speech (certain expressions)
  18. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  19. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  20. ecstatically
    in an ecstatic manner
  21. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  22. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  23. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  24. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  25. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  26. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  27. deluge
    a heavy rain
  28. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  29. unattainably
    in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree
  30. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  31. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  32. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  33. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  34. patronizing
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  35. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
  36. dispersed
    distributed or spread over a considerable extent
  37. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  38. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  39. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  40. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  41. sate
    fill to contentment
Created on Thu Mar 24 18:11:03 EDT 2011

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