The Hunger Games: Part 1 Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 2. Lacking freshness or originality; dull, ordinary, predictable.
  2. 5. Small, scanty, inadequate in amount or quality.
  3. 6. Thin, weak, slender; having little substance or strength; shaky or uncertain.
  4. 10. Feelings or actions of regret or remorse about wrongdoing; sometimes a payment or act to atone for past evil.
  5. 11. Authorized, approved, permitted (by an authority). Also could carry the sense of being imposed or enforced.
  6. 14. Flooded; overwhelmed with a large amount of something (often figurative).
  7. 15. Having the same or nearly the same meaning; equivalent in meaning.
  8. 16. Too great to be overcome; impossible to surmount or pass over.
Down
  1. 1. A person’s behavior toward others; outward manner or appearance of bearing.
  2. 3. A shop-keeper or pharmacist who prepares and sells medicines and remedies.
  3. 4. The crime of betraying one’s country or government (in Panem: betraying the Capitol or breaking the imposed laws).
  4. 7. Food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment needed to live.
  5. 8. The annual process by which two children (a boy and a girl) from each district are chosen by lottery to participate in the Hunger Games.
  6. 9. A short, interesting, or amusing story about a real incident or person.
  7. 12. Opponents; enemies; those who stand against you in contest or conflict.
  8. 13. Very thin, light, delicate—often describing fabric or a fine film/light covering.