1. Vocabulary

2. Chapter 1

3. Utopia • an imagined place in which everything is perfect

4. Dystopia • An imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad. The opposite of Utopia.

5. entrails • A person or animal’s intestines or internal organs

6. reaping • Cut or gather • Receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one’s own or other people’s actions • reap the harvest (or fruits) of: suffer the results or consequences of • You reap what you sow: proverb you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions

7. apothecary • a person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs (pharmacist or healer)

8. iridescent • Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

9. paraffin • A flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing.

10. tesserae • a “token” from the Capitol – a year’s worth of grain and oil for one person • (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small table of wood or bone used as a token.

11. meager • lacking in quantity or quality

12. racketeers • A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.

13. sustenance • food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment

14. tribute • The two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games, as an act of repentance for rebelling to the Capitol • Historical: payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another as a sign of dependence

15. repentance • feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin • Payment for your sins or wrongdoing

16. Treason (Treaty of Treason) • The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

17. Chapter 2

18. synonymous • The same or similar

19. tenuous • Thin and slender

20. plaited • braided

21. Chapter 3

22. insurmountable • Incapable of being overcome or passed over (you can’t get over or past it)

23. maces • Club-like armor-breaking weapon with a spiked head

24. anti-climactic • disappointing – no climax

25. sanctioned • authorized or approved

26. demeanor • behavior towards others

27. decrepit • weakened by old age or illness

28. Chapter 4

29. inexplicable • Incapable of being explained or accounted for • (you can’t explain it)

30. tureen • large, deep dish for serving food

31. cornucopia • Horn containing food or drink, etc.; • symbolizes abundance

32. Chapter 5

33. swathe • to wrap tightly with a cloth

34. affectations • an artificial trait, quality, action, or expression • (fake-looking)

35. Chapter 6

36. adversaries • opponents in a contest

37. Chapter 7

38. deluged • flooded or overwhelmed

39. oblivious • unaware

40. surly • rude, unfriendly, or hostile

41. Chapter 8

42. sic • To attack or to incite an attack • (used as a command)

43. irredeemably • cannot be bought back or paid off; hopeless

44. mediocre • ordinary; neither good or bad

45. Chapter 9

46. banal • lacks freshness; unoriginal

47. ferocity • savage fierceness; ferociousness

48. gossamer • thin, light, delicate fabric (often used in veils)

49. anecdote • Re-telling of an interesting or funny incident or event

50. Part II Chapter 10