The Hunger Games

Verse

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.

Tense

Feeling nervous or anxious about a stressful situation.

Maniacally

In a manner that shows wild and uncontrollable behavior, extreme excitement or agitation.

Paunchy

Describing a person or animal as having a large and protruding belly

Tessera

One year's supply of grain and oil for a single person

Dissent

The expression of opinions that are different from those commonly or officially held, disagreement

Taunting

Provoking or challenging someone with insulting or mocking remarks.

Tenuous

Very weak or slight; a situation that is fragile and easily broken or refuted.

Insurmountable

Describing a challenge or obstacle that is impossible to overcome.

Affectation

Behavior, speech, or writing that is fake and designed to impress, often seen as insincere or pretentious.

Arbitrarily

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, often implying a lack of logic or fairness in decision-making.

Assent

The expression of approval or agreement, often given verbally or through a gesture to indicate consent or compliance.

Glower

To have an angry or sullen look, often expressing disapproval, resentment, or displeasure.

Arduous

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Menacing

Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

Banal

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Self-deprecating

Modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so, used to describe a person's attitude, own abilitie,s or achievements.

Ruminating

Engaging in deep and contemplative thinking; reflecting on a topic or problem.

Rejuvenating

Making someone or something look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively.

Imprudent

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash, making decisions that lack consideration for potential outcomes.

Circuitous

Taking a longer route than the most direct way.

Bravado

A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

Wily

Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

Copse

A small group of trees.

Meticulous

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Dissipate

To disperse or scatter, often used to describe the gradual disappearance or dispersion of something.

Incapacitated

Deprived of strength or power; rendered incapable, often due to injury, illness, or other limitations.

Acrid

Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

Levity

Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

Lethargy

A lack of energy and enthusiasm, used to describe a state of sluggishness, apathy, or lack of motivation.

Loath

Reluctant; unwilling, used to describe a strong aversion or reluctance towards something.

Scrupulously

In a very careful and thorough way, used to describe meticulous attention to detail and adherence to moral or ethical standards.

Ratcheting

Gradually increasing or decreasing to a maximum or minimum.

Plumbing

The system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building.

Emanating

Issuing from a source, often used to describe the outward flow or release of something.

Tethered

Tied with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement; restraint.

Eerily

In a strange and frightening manner, Eerie feeling.

Exertion

Physical or mental effort.

Acquisition

The act of acquiring or gaining possession; gaining knowledge or skills.

Surreal

Having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre.

Extricating

Freeing someone or something from a constraint or difficulty, the process of releasing or disentangling from a problematic situation or entanglement.

Respite

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Exasperation

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance,;frustration.

Peevishly

In a cross, querulous, or fretful manner, used to describe behavior that is irritable, petulant, or discontented.

Authenticity

The quality of being genuine or true; sincerity, originality, or truthfulness of something or someone.

Garish

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid, used to describe something that is gaudy, flashy, or overly ornate in a way that is considered tasteless or excessive.

Benign

Gentle and kind, often used to describe a person, action, or condition that is gentle, harmless, or favorable.

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects, often used to describe something that is treacherous, stealthy, and harmful in a subtle or imperceptible manner.

Rapport

A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Palpable

Able to be touched or felt, used to describe something that is tangible, evident, or easily perceived.