| A | B |
| Utopia | "an imagined place in which everything is perfect" |
| Dystopia | "an imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad" |
| entrails | "a person or animal's intestines or internal organs" |
| reaping | "cut or gather" |
| apothecary | "a person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs; healer" |
| iridescent | "showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles; rainbow; fish scales" |
| paraffin | "a flammable, whitish, translucent waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing" |
| tesserae | "a token from the Capitol -years worth of grain and oil for one person; small tablet used as a token in ancient Greece and Rome" |
| meager | "lacking in quantity or quality" |
| racketeers | "a person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings" |
| sustenance | "food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment" |
| tribute | "two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games, as an act of repentance for rebellion to the Capitol; historical: payment made as a sign of dependence" |
| repentance | "feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin; payments for your sins or wrongdoings" |
| treason | "crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government" |
| synonymous | "the same or similiar" |
| tenuous | "thin and slender" |
| plaited | "braided" |