Hunger Games Vocabulary PDF
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This document provides a list of vocabulary words from "The Hunger Games". Each word is accompanied by its part of speech, definition, and an example sentence, suitable for students.
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Vocabulary from the Hunger Games ------------------ ---------------- -------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Word Part of Speech Definition Use it in a sentence Meager p. 13 adj Lacking in quality...
Vocabulary from the Hunger Games ------------------ ---------------- -------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Word Part of Speech Definition Use it in a sentence Meager p. 13 adj Lacking in quality or quantity Sustenance p. 18 noun Food, provisions nourishment Repentance p. 19 noun Regret, remorse Tenuous p. 25 adj Flimsy, weak Plaited p.27 Adj. Braided Swathe p.61 verb To bind, wrap, or swaddle, like a bandage Banal p. 115 adj Lacking originality Anecdote p.130 noun Short amusing narrative Imprudent p.164 adj Lacking (missing) good judgement or wisdom Bravado p.183 noun A pretense of bravery (fake confidence) ------------------ ---------------- -------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Vocabulary from the Hunger Games +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Word | Part of Speech | Definition | Use it in a | | | | | sentence | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Copse p. 214 | noun | A grove, a | | | | | cluster of | | | | | small trees | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Despondency p. | noun | A feeling of | | | 238 | | hopelessness, | | | | | dejection | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Ruse p.250 | noun | An attempt to | | | | | outwit or | | | | | surprise; a | | | | | trick | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Arduous p. 278 | adj | Demanding great | | | | | effort. | | | | | Difficult, | | | | | rigorous | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Ominous p.282 | adj | Threatening, | | | | | foreboding, | | | | | sensing dread | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Sadistic p. 287 | adj | Taking pleasure | | | | | in inflicting | | | | | pain or | | | | | humiliation | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Dappled p.289 | adj | Blotchy or | | | | | spotty | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Wield p.329 | verb | To manage or | | | | | handle | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Revoke p.342 | verb | To recall or | | | | | take back; | | | | | rescind | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Cadence p.350 | noun | A pattern, a | | | | | rhythm, a beat. | | | | | | | | | | Also, the | | | | | pattern of a | | | | | voice. | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
