Hunger Games - Vocabulary

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My bow is a rarity, crafted by my father along with a few others that I keep well hidden in the woods, carefully wrapped in waterproof covers.

• abrupt/brief

• the condition of being rare

• something that is intended to discourage

• absurd or ridiculous

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In theory, it is supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent the predators that live in the woods.

• abrupt/brief

• the condition of being rare

• something that is intended to discourage

• absurd or ridiculous

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“Leave "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it," says Gale. I don't know how to respond. The idea is so preposterous.

• abrupt/brief

• the condition of being rare

• something that is intended to discourage

• absurd or ridiculous

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We all exchange terse nods then focus our attention on the temporary stage that is set up before the Justice building.

• abrupt/brief

• the condition of being rare

• something that is intended to discourage

• absurd or ridiculous

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He lists disasters, droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained.

• severe mental or physical pain

• accept and allow

• food and drink

• asking for forgiveness; regret, remorse

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The anguish I always feel when she’s in pain wells up in my chest and threatens to register on my face.

• severe mental or physical pain

• accept and allow

• food and drink

• asking for forgiveness; regret, remorse

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“It is both a time for repentance and a time for thanks,” intones the mayor.

• severe mental or physical pain

• accept and allow

• food and drink

• asking for forgiveness; regret, remorse

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Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone this behavior. All of this is wrong.

• severe mental or physical pain

• accept and allow

• food and drink

• asking for forgiveness; regret, remorse

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Besides, it isn’t in my nature to go down without a fight, even when things seem insurmountable.

• too great to overcome

• become progressively worse

• stare openly and stupidly

• comically or repulsive

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It seems like a lifetime ago. Like a long dream that deteriorated into a nightmare.

• too great to overcome

• become progressively worse

• stare openly and stupidly

• comically or repulsive