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| vulnerable (def) | capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon |
| vulnerable (sent) | Katniss did not want to leave Rue alone, ___ against the more savage tributes. |
| flamboyant (def) | strikingly bold or brilliant; showy |
| flamboyant (sent) | Effie Trinket’s ___ style seemed awfully silly to the two tributes from the small, poor district. |
| sustenance (def) | nourishment; food |
| sustenance (sent) | The tributes counted on their sponsors when no __ could be found, when they were hungry. |
| tangible (def) | capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial |
| tangible (sent) | Katniss needed ___ proof that Peeta would not turn on her in the arena. |
| exclusively (def) | shutting out all others from a part or share |
| exclusively (sent) | Katniss and Peeta appeared __ on the Caesar Flickerman show, and no other show. |
| barbarism (def) | having a quality that consists of lack of civilized influences; primitive |
| barbarism (sent) | Cato’s ___ was terrifying to the other tributes, for they had never seen such violence from civilized people. |
| adversaries (def) | a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe |
| adversaries (sent.) | Peeta and Katniss didn’t make very good ___, because neither really wanted to kill the other. |
| amiable (def) | having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities |
| amiable (sent.) | Although Peeta seemed ___, Katniss still did not trust his friendly behavior. |
| mandatory (de.f) | authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory; required |
| mandatory (sent.) | It was ___ that all tributes be injected with a tracker, so they could be followed everywhere. |
| demean (def) | to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase |
| demean (seent) | President Snow wanted to ___ the citizens for their rebellion, so that they wouldn’t do it again. |
| oblivious (def) | unmindful; unconscious; unaware |
| oblivious (sent.) | The other tributes were ___ to the fact that Rue was hiding above them, because she was out of sight and sound. |
| surly (def.) | rude or bad-tempered |
| surly (sent.) | Katniss and Peeta found that Haymitch’s ___ |
| impulsiveness (def.) | actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses |
| impulsiveness (sent.) | Katniss and Peeta hoped that their __, when they kissed, would get them help from the sponsors. |
| leniency (def.) | ability to be agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent |
| leniency (sent.) | ___ was not shown to anyone who broke the laws, even children and the elderly. |
| sic (def) | to incite to attack |
| sic (sent.) | When the tributes would not come out of the cave, the game makers ___ the muttations on the tributes. |
