The Hunger Games: Chapters 13–19

by Suzanne Collins
Katniss Everdeen must fight for her life in a televised survival competition. Learn these words from the first book of Suzanne Collins's dystopian trilogy.

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  1. quell
    suppress or crush completely
    But I don't dare leave the jacket, scorched and smoldering as it is, I take the risk of shoving it in my sleeping bag, hoping the lack of air will quell what I haven't extinguished.
  2. manifest
    reveal its presence or make an appearance
    All the things I dread most, all the things I dread for others manifest in such vivid detail I can't help but believe they're real.
  3. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
    They bear no trace of the noxious green slime that came from Glimmer's body—which leads me to believe that might not have been wholly real—but they have a fair amount of dried blood on them.
  4. contend
    come to terms with
    And then there are my wounds to contend with—burns, cuts, and bruises from smashing into the trees, and three tracker jacker stings, which are as sore and swollen as ever.
  5. evasion
    the act of physically escaping from something
    And for the first time, I have a plan. A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and evasion. An offensive plan.
  6. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
    But what sort of trap have they laid that requires such dexterity?
  7. meticulous
    marked by extreme care in treatment of details
    I place my feet carefully, block out the rest of the world as I take meticulous aim.
  8. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
    An acrid smoke fills the air, which is not the best remedy for someone trying to regain the ability to breathe.
  9. lethargy
    weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
    As usual, it's the thought of Prim's anxious face as she watches me on the screens back home that breaks me from my lethargy.
  10. consolidate
    bring together into a single whole or system
    I obediently consolidate the supplies I want into my pack.
  11. inducement
    a positive motivational influence
    When food is scarce, the Gamemakers will invite the players to a banquet, somewhere known to all like the Cornucopia, as an inducement to gather and fight.
  12. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
    Whatever doubts I've had about him dissipate because if either of us took the other's life now we'd be pariahs when we returned to District 12.
  13. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    Even if they think it's a ruse, I hope they'll decide I'm hidden somewhere near it.
  14. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
    My eyes peruse the bank, but there's nothing.
  15. levity
    feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
    But when I start to help him to the stream, all the levity disappears.
Created on Thu May 17 16:58:19 EDT 2018 (updated Mon Aug 04 11:27:25 EDT 2025)

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