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Guffaw by Jewellee and Michelle

Breaching by Eric and Curtis

Hunger Games Vocab List 2 Synonyms and Antonyms

By Rachel and Emerson

Incompetent

Synonyms: unskillful, amateurish, unprofessional, clumsy, inadequate, substandard

Antonyms: skillful, adequate

 

Entourages

Synonyms: escort, court, staff, companions, followers, informal posse

Antonyms:

 

Banal

Synonyms: clichéd, ordinary, common, overused, stereotyped, overdone, worn out

Antonyms: different, unused, new, uncommon, unordinary

 

Mutilate

Synonyms: mangle, maim disfigure, butcher, dismember; cripple

Antonyms:

 

Inexplicable

Synonyms: unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, baffling, mysterious

Antonyms: explainable, understandable

 

Allot

Synonyms: allocate to, distribute to, assign to, apportion to

Antonyms: keep in one place

 

Provocative

Synonyms: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing, galling; insulting, offensive, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial

Antonyms:

 

Decrepit

Synonyms: dilapidated, rickety, run-down, tumbledown, beat-up, ramshackle, derelict, ruined, in (a state of) disrepair, gone to rack and ruin; battered, decayed, crumbling, deteriorating

Antonyms: sound, strong firm

 

Amiable

Synonyms: friendly, affable, amicable, cordial; warm, warmhearted, good-natured, nice, pleasant, agreeable, likable, genial, charming

Antonyms: unfriendly, disagreeable

 

Guffaws

Synonyms: laugh heartily, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, roar bellow, cackle

Antonyms:

 

Demeanor

Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look; bearing, carriage; behavior, conduct

Antonyms:

 

Deftly

Synonyms: agile, nimble, handy; able, capable, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert

Antonyms: clumsy

 

Flourish

Synonyms: thrive, prosper, do well

Antonyms: die, wither

 

Breached

Synonyms: violation, transgression, neglect

Antonyms:

 

Adversaries

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally, supporter

 

Emaciate

Synonyms: thin, scrawny, scraggy, skinny, skin and bones, starved, underfed, undernourished

Antonyms: fat

 

Debut

Synonyms: first performance, launch, entrance, premiere, coming out, introduction

Antonyms:

 

Arduous

Synonyms: difficult, challenging, strenuous

Antonyms: easy

 

Obscenities

Synonyms: profanity, curse, cuss

Antonyms:

 

Deluge

Synonyms: overwhelm, overrun, flood, swamp, engulf, bombard

Antonyms:

 

Grotesque

Synonyms: deformed, misshapen, ugly, hideous, abnormal, unnatural

Antonyms: normal

 

Slumber

Synonyms: sleep

Antonyms: awake

 

Attributed

Synonyms: credit to, hold responsible for, associate with

Antonyms:

 

Elusive

Synonyms: difficult to find, evasive, slippery, informal always on the move

Antonyms: easy to find

 

Blather By: Eileen Lee

Haggling (pg. 10)

Vocabulary from CH1 - CH3

 



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Synonyms and Antonyms List - Sung

Synthesize- Synonyms and Antonyms List

(HUNGER GAMES VOCAB#1):

Treason(18)

Synonym(s): disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness

Antonym(s): allegiance, loyalty

Blather(42)

Synonym(s):nonsense, chatter

Antonym(s):sense

Repentance(18)

Synonym(s): penitence, regret, guilt

Antonym(s):happiness, satisfaction

Haggling(10)

Synonym(s):bargain, barter

Antonym(s):agree, concur

Encroaching(18)

Synonym(s): interrupt, infringe on, violate, interfere with, disturb

Antonym(s):ignore

Molest(20)

Synonym(s):assault, injure, maltreat

Antonym(s):soother, be carful

Obliterated(18)

Synonym(s):destroy, annihilate, erase

Antonym(s):create, aid, assist

Smolder(14)

Synonym(s):boil, erupt, explode

Antonym(s):be happy

Disgruntled(46)

Synonym(s):annoyed, irritated, dissatisfied

Antonym(s):contented, happy, pleased

Preposterous(9)

Synonym(s): ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous

Antonym(s):sensible

Bludgeon by Andrew and Matthew

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Paraffin (11) Gauri Kaushik 7-7

The Hunger Games Vocabulary part 1

HG1 Vocab List

• Paraffin(11)


• Bludgeon(39)


• Treason(18)


• Racketeer(19)


• Apothecary(8)


• Disgruntled(46)


• Preposterous(9)


• Warbles(25)


• Obliterated(18)


• Blather(42)


• Iridescent(9)


• Smolder(14)


• Sustenance(19)


• Anticlimactic(39)


• Repentance(18)


• Molest(20)


• Vermin(3)


• Entrails(4)


• Haggling(10)


• Encroaching(18)

Blather (p. 42) by Steph G.

Sent from the iPhone of
Paul R. Koch

Vocabulary Study

1. Choose the list

2. Make first contact - pronounce and share the words with someone at home

3. Categorize

• I know this one


• I kinda-sorta know this one


• No clue

4. Synthesize

• Act


• Illustrate


• Video


• Story


• Question


• Structure


• Synonym/Antonym

5. Use

• Speaking


• Writing


• Blogging


• FBing


• Texting


• Skype

Encroachment (page 18)

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Vocabulary List 5-23