| A | B |
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| reaping (def.) | to harvest; to get as a return, recompense, or result |
| deterrent (def.) | Something that discourages others from acting or proceeding |
| poaching (def.) | the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission |
| maniacally (def.) | in a way that is violently insane |
| preposterous (def.) | completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish |
| haggling (def.) | to bargain in a petty way |
| adjacent (def.) | lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring |
| protocol (def.) | the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette |
| dissent (def.) | to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view |
| plummets (def.) | to plunge; thrown suddenly |
| radical (def.) | a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist |
| predicament (def.) | an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation |
| insurmountable (def.) | unable to prevail over; unable to overcome |
| gratified (def.) | given pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desire or humoring feelings |
| sniveling (def.) | to weep or cry with sniffling |
| replicate (def.) | to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes |
| disgruntled (def.) | in a state of sulky dissatisfaction; discontent |
| reaping (sent.) | The nation of Panem held a ___ ceremony each year to select candidates for the Hunger Games. |
| deterrent (sent.) | The Capitol uses the Hunger Games as a ___, to keep the districts from rebelling again. |
| poaching (sent.) | Due to the lack of food, Katniss and Gale are forced to go __ in the forest for game. |
| maniacally (sent.) | The president of Panem __ laughed at the senseless killings in the games. |
| preposterous (sent.) | Haymitch’s ___ behavior earned him a bad reputation as a trainer of tributes. |
| haggling (sent.) | They spent hours ___ with Greasey Saeover the price of the squirrels Katniss shot. |
| adjacent (sent.) | Katniss and Gale go hunting in the forest that is ___ to the Seam. |
| protocol (sent.) | Effie Trinket is a fanatic about the __ in how tributes and trainers should act in public. |
| dissent (sent.) | Katniss was worried that Gale’s __ of the Capitol’s laws was going to get him thrown in jail. |
| plummets (sent.) | In her dream, Katniss screams as she ___ off the cliff. |
| radical (sent.) | Gale, as a ___, has ___ ideas about how the country should be lead and what he and Katniss should do to fight back. |
| predicament (sent.) | When Katniss saw Prim heading up to the tributes’ stage, she had to do something about the ___. |
| insurmountable (sent.) | Prim was so worried about the ___ odds that Katniss would be facing in the Hunger Games. |
| gratified (sent.) | Her mother finally felt ___ when Katniss finally accepter the dress to wear to the reaping. |
| sniveling (sent.) | As Peeta was ___ to the stage, he with wiped the tears from his face. |
| replicate (sent.) | The games designers would try to ___ the conditions from the most dangerous places in Panem. |
| disgruntled (sent.) | The __ citizens of the Seam kissed and raised three finger to show respect for Katniss and disapproval of the Capitol. |
