"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 10

In a dystopian future a young girl is forced to fight for her life and the life of her family in Suzanne Collins's hugely successful book series.

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  1. downcast
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    For a moment, the cameras hold on Peeta's downcast eyes as what he says sinks in.
  2. conceal
    prevent from being seen or discovered
    I press my lips together and stare at the floor, hoping this will conceal the emotions starting to boil up inside of me.
  3. dominate
    be greater in significance than
    I have to raise my head out of the required respect and cannot avoid seeing that every screen is now dominated by a shot of Peeta and me, separated by a few feet that in the viewers' heads can never be breached.
  4. breach
    make an opening or gap in
    I have to raise my head out of the required respect and cannot avoid seeing that every screen is now dominated by a shot of Peeta and me, separated by a few feet that in the viewers' heads can never be breached.
  5. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    I make sure to veer into a car that does not contain Peeta.
  6. entourage
    the group following and attending to some important person
    The crowd slows our entourages of stylists and mentors and chaperones, so we have only each other for company.
  7. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
    The crowd slows our entourages of stylists and mentors and chaperones, so we have only each other for company.
  8. chaperone
    one who accompanies and supervises young people
    The crowd slows our entourages of stylists and mentors and chaperones, so we have only each other for company.
  9. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
    Peeta lands in the shards, and blood immediately flows from his hands.
  10. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    "What was that for?" he says, aghast.
  11. hysteria
    state of violent mental agitation
    "What's going on?" says Effie, a note of hysteria in her voice.
  12. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    "It was my idea," says Peeta, wincing as he pulls spikes of pottery from his palms.
  13. utterly
    completely and without qualification
    Peeta actually is charming and then utterly winning as the boy in love.
  14. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
    Tomorrow at dawn, we will be roused and prepared for the arena.
  15. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
    I can't stop trying to imagine exactly what terrain I'll be thrown into.
  16. frigid
    extremely cold
    A frigid wasteland?
  17. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
    Above all I am hoping for trees, which may afford me some means of concealment and food and shelter, Often there are trees because barren landscapes are dull and the Games

    137 resolve too quickly without them.
  18. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    The more anxious I am to find sleep, the more it eludes me.
  19. ajar
    slightly open
    It's not only unlocked but ajar.
  20. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    There's quite a commotion going on down in the streets, music and singing and car horns, none of which I could hear through the thick glass window panels in my room.
  21. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
    I could slip away now, without him noticing me; he wouldn't hear me over the din, But the night air's so sweet, I can't bear returning to that stuffy cage of a room.
  22. inferior
    of or characteristic of low rank or importance
    I bite my lip feeling inferior.
  23. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
    While I've been ruminating on the availability of trees, Peeta has been struggling with how to maintain his identity.
  24. patronizing
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
    His use of Haymitch's patronizing endearment.
  25. endearment
    the act of showing affection
    His use of Haymitch's patronizing endearment.
  26. savage
    without civilizing influences
    He went completely savage and the Gamemakers had to have him stunned with electric guns to collect the bodies of the players he'd killed before he ate them.
  27. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
    There was some speculation that the avalanche that finally took Titus out was specifically engineered to ensure the victor was not a lunatic.
  28. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    Despite the tension in my stomach, I eat as much as I can, although none of the delectable food makes any impression on me.
  29. chamber
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
    We follow instructions to my destination, a chamber for my preparation.
  30. tread
    put down, place, or press the foot
    These have a narrow flexible rubber sole with treads though.
  31. cylinder
    a surface generated by rotating a line around a fixed line
    And then a glass cylinder is lowering around me, breaking our handhold, cutting him off from me.
  32. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
    Then I hear the legendary announcer, Claudius Templesmith, as his voice booms all around me.
Created on Mon Apr 16 14:25:16 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:08:36 EDT 2014)

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