Mockingjay Part 1

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Obliterate

destroy utterly, wipeout

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Incinerate

destroy by burning

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Carrion

the decaying of flesh, of dead animals

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Refugee

 a person who’s been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or a natural disaster

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Arsenal

 a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person or group 

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Vigilance

 the action or state of keeping watch for possible danger or difficulty

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Ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening or inauspicious

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Distraught

 deeply upset, agitated

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Complicity

The state of being involved with others in illegal activity or wrongdoing

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Impassive

 not feeling or showing emotion

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Malice

the intention or desire to do evil 

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Defection

the desertion of one’s country or cause in favor of an opposing one 

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Immunity

the ability to resist a particular infection or protection or exemption from something, especially a penalty or obligation.

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Pedigree

The recorded ancestry, especially upper class ancestry, of a person or family

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Immersion

deep mental involvement 

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Palatable

pleasant to taste

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Inflammatory

arousing or intended angry or violent feelings

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Agenda

the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group

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Convalescence

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment

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Acerbic

sharp and forthright 

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Reaping

cut or gather

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Distinctive

characteristic or one person or thing and so serving to distinguish it from others 

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Putrefying

decay or rot and produce a fetid smell

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Aloft

 up in or into the air; overhead

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Repercussions

an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action 

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Congenial

 pleasant because of ones personality, qualities, or interests 

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Resonant

tending to reinforce or prolong sounds

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Consensus

a general agreement 

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Repudiate

refuse to accept or be associated

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Sustenance

 food and drink regarded as a source of strength

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Frantic

 wild or distraught with dear, anxiety or other emotion

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Dissemination

the action or fact of spreading something, especially information

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Covert

not openly acknowledged or displayed

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Subside

 become less intense, violent, severe

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