Vocabulary • Ch 2 - The Hunger Games • Fill in the blanks

The company will _________ the employees for their overtime work.

• plummet

• yearn

• compensate

• luscious

Water and oxygen are _________ for human survival.

• impact

• condone

• taunt

• essential

The two nations engaged in a violent _________ over disputed territory.

• conflict

• influenza

• protocol

• conscious

She will _________ a beautiful piece of music for the orchestra.

• compose

• tenuous

• influenza

• luscious

The stock prices _________ed after the release of negative financial reports.

• conflict

• plummet

• luscious

• relentless

The earthquake had a significant _________ on the city, causing widespread destruction.

• impact

• tenuous

• protocol

• conflict

The ambassador followed _________ when greeting the foreign dignitaries.

• relentless

• essential

• protocol

• compose

The brave soldier showed great _________ as he charged into battle.

• valor

• essential

• conflict

• protocol

She stayed home from work due to the severe case of _________.

• dissent

• influenza

• impact

• conscious

She was admitted to the hospital with _________.

• taunt

• luscious

• pneumonia

• tenuous