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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Chapter 1. Utopia. an imagined place in which everything is perfect. Dystopia. An imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad. The opposite of Utopia . entrails. A person or animal’s intestines or internal organs. reaping. Cut or gather

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary

  2. Chapter 1

  3. Utopia • an imagined place in which everything is perfect

  4. Dystopia • An imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad. The opposite of Utopia.

  5. entrails • A person or animal’s intestines or internal organs

  6. reaping • Cut or gather • 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

  7. apothecary • a person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs (pharmacist or healer)

  8. iridescent • Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

  9. paraffin • A flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing.

  10. tesserae • a “token” from the Capitol – a year’s worth of grain and oil for one person • (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small table of wood or bone used as a token.

  11. meager • lacking in quantity or quality

  12. racketeers • A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.

  13. sustenance • food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment

  14. tribute • The two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games, as an act of repentance for rebelling to the Capitol • Historical: payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another as a sign of dependence

  15. repentance • feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin • Payment for your sins or wrongdoing

  16. Treason (Treaty of Treason) • The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

  17. Chapter 2

  18. synonymous • The same or similar

  19. tenuous • Thin and slender

  20. plaited • braided

  21. Chapter 3

  22. insurmountable • Incapable of being overcome or passed over (you can’t get over or past it)

  23. maces • Club-like armor-breaking weapon with a spiked head

  24. anti-climactic • disappointing – no climax

  25. sanctioned • authorized or approved

  26. demeanor • behavior towards others

  27. decrepit • weakened by old age or illness

  28. Chapter 4

  29. inexplicable • Incapable of being explained or accounted for • (you can’t explain it)

  30. tureen • large, deep dish for serving food

  31. cornucopia • Horn containing food or drink, etc.; • symbolizes abundance

  32. Chapter 5

  33. swathe • to wrap tightly with a cloth

  34. affectations • an artificial trait, quality, action, or expression • (fake-looking)

  35. Chapter 6

  36. adversaries • opponents in a contest

  37. Chapter 7

  38. deluged • flooded or overwhelmed

  39. oblivious • unaware

  40. surly • rude, unfriendly, or hostile

  41. Chapter 8

  42. sic • To attack or to incite an attack • (used as a command)

  43. irredeemably • cannot be bought back or paid off; hopeless

  44. mediocre • ordinary; neither good or bad

  45. Chapter 9

  46. banal • lacks freshness; unoriginal

  47. ferocity • savage fierceness; ferociousness

  48. gossamer • thin, light, delicate fabric (often used in veils)

  49. anecdote • Re-telling of an interesting or funny incident or event

  50. Part II Chapter 10

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