Catching Fire Part II Vocabulary Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tremulous | nervous, timid, fearful |
| sheer | absolute; utter; unqualified |
| appropriated | devoted to a special purpose |
| wisp | small, thin person; a thin stream of smoke |
| ploy | cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage |
| alibi | excuse or defense for someone; providing an account for whereabouts |
| "slag heap" | hill or area of trash from a mine or industrial site |
| contrite | feeling or expression remorse |
| odious | extremely unpleasant; revolting |
| histrionics | exaggerated dramatic behavior |
| tenements | run-down and overcrowded apartment houses |
| granary | storehouse for threshed grain |
| assimilating | being integrated into |
| tantalizing | exciting, tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach |
| innocuous | not harmful or offensive |
| impassive | not feeling or showing emotion |
| emphatically | in a forceful way |
| hassock | a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling |
| irrefutable | impossible to deny or disprove |
| nuptials | a wedding, or wedding vows |
| brusquely | abruptness of speech or manner |
| retrospect | reviewing the past; considering past events |
| sultry | hot and humid |
| onerous | involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome |
| abyss | deep or seemingly bottomless pit |
| meandering | wandering at random |
| colossal | extremely large |
| transgression | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit |
| hastens | move or travel hurriedly |
| tentative | not certain or fixed; provisional |
| emanates | give out or emit |
| coax | persuade into doing something or into getting something from someone |
| copious | abundant supply or quantity |
| carnivorous | feeding on other animals; meat-eating |
| trident | a three-pronged spear |
| dovetails | joins together; fits together easily and conveniently |
| bodice | part of a woman's dress that is above the waist |
| resonating | to evoke or suggest emotions |
| undulating | move with a smooth wave-like motion |
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