| A | B |
| Utopia | Perfect world, perfect place, perfect society |
| Dystopia | Very imperfect society; people do not like the government |
| Entrails | Guts of an animal |
| Reaping | Drawing or lottery for participants in the Hunger Games |
| Apothecary | A store for medicines; person who runs the store |
| Iridescent | Shimmery colors like oil on water |
| Paraffin | Wax |
| Tessarae | Extra chances in the reaping in order to get food |
| Meager | a smal amount |
| Racketeers | People in the Black Market who sell stuff illegally |
| Sustenance | Food needed to survive |
| Tribute | Person who participates in the Hunger Games |
| Repentence | Showing remorse, being sorry for someting bad done |
| Treason | An act against the government |