Hunger Games Vocabulary Chapters 1-13

What does the word 'preposterous' mean?

• Allow

• Staring stupidly

• Utterly foolish

• Difficult

Which word is a synonym for 'condone'?

• Control

• allow

• Burn slowly without flame

• Talking down to

What is the meaning of 'compensation'?

• Body language; appearance

• Thin; wasted

• Difficult

• Payment

What does 'gawking' refer to?

• Talking down to

• Staring stupidly

• Plan or invent by careful thought

• Leaves of a plant

Which word describes someone who is 'emaciated'?

• Control

• Thin; wasted

• Hard to find or catch

• Difficult

What is the definition of demeanor?

• utterly ridiculous

• payment

• extremely thin

• body language; attitude

Which word means to burn slowly without flame?

• condone

• smolder

• demeanor

• devise

Which word fits into the following sentence?

The math problem was so _____________ that even Mrs. Woffiden and Mrs. Wiley couldn't solve it.

• arduous

• preposterous

• emaciated

• patronizing

Which word completes the following sentence?

The ____________ rabbit darted around logs and through bushes to escape the wolf.

• emaciated

• gawking

• elusive

• preposterous

The know-it-all girl was so _____________ to her classmates that she made them all feel like idiots.

• patronizing

• emaciated

• arduous

• elusive