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Comprehensive Vocabulary Guide for "The Hunger Games": 8th Grade Language Arts

This resource provides a detailed vocabulary list from "The Hunger Games," appropriate for 8th-grade language arts students. Each chapter's list includes essential terms with definitions to enhance comprehension and engagement with the text. From key concepts like "reaping" and "deterrent" to more complex terms such as "insurmountable" and "despondency," students will improve their understanding of the narrative and its themes. This guide supports language development and encourages critical thinking, making it a valuable tool for educators and learners alike.

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Comprehensive Vocabulary Guide for "The Hunger Games": 8th Grade Language Arts

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  1. The Hunger Games Ms. Smith 8th Grade Language Arts

  2. Chapter One - Vocabulary • Reaping – harvesting • Deterrent – a discouragement to act in a particular way. • Poaching – hunting illegally • Maniacally – overly enthusiastically • Preposterous – ridiculous; unbelievable • Haggling – bargaining, usually arguing over a trade or price of an item

  3. Chapter One - Vocabulary • Adjacent – close to or joining • Layer of material such as coal

  4. Chapter Two - Vocabulary • Protocol –the customary or proper way of doing something; etiquette. • Dissent – protest • Plummets – drops (falls) drastically • Radical – extreme • Predicament – problem; troublesome situation

  5. Chapter 3 Vocabulary • Disastrous – extremely unfortunate. • Intensity – concentration; focus • Insurmountable – unable to overcome • Gratified – satisfied • Sniveling – whiney or weepy • Replicate – duplicate; to create again • Disgruntled – unhappy; dissatisfied.

  6. Chapter 4 Vocabulary • Mentor – a supporter, guide, or trusted advisor. • Pondering – thinking deeply • Inexplicable – unable to be explained. • Gnarled – twisted.

  7. Substantial – very large • Detest - hate

  8. Chapter 6 Vocabulary • Barbarism – lack of refinement; wild • Adversaries – enemy or rival • Maimed – to seriously wound • Immobilize – can’t move

  9. Chapter 6 Vocabulary • Concealed – hidden • Mutilate – damage by cutting off a body part.

  10. Chapter 7 Vocabulary • Emaciated – very thin, especially from disease or hunger. • Arbitrary – based on random choice or personal whim, rather than reason. • Deluged – flooded or overwhelmed.

  11. Chapter 7 Vocabulary • Archery – the sport of shooting arrows with a bow. • Adversaries – opponents, enemies. • Combative – having or showing a ready disposition to fight.

  12. Chapter 7 Vocabulary • Brutality – the trait of extreme cruelty. • Incompetent – not qualified or suited for a purpose. • Mediocre – moderate to inferior in quality.

  13. Chapter 8 Vocabulary • Leniency – being more tolerated than expected. • Stalk – to pursue or approach; to follow or shadow. • Arduous – involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

  14. Chapter 8 Vocabulary • Solitary – done or existing alone. • Audible – heard or able to be heard by the ear. • Mutual – common or shared by two or more parties.

  15. Chapter 9 Vocabulary • Ludicrous – ridiculous; laughable. • Banal – boring and ordinary. • Intrigued – intrigued; fascinated. • Sullen – in a bad mood; irritated.

  16. Chapter 9 Vocabulary • Hostile – antagonistic; unfriendly. • Prestigious – honored; respected. • Unrequited – not returned; not reciprocated.

  17. Chapter 10 • Assent – agreement • Breached – broken • Entourages – groups of attendants to someone who is famous • Aghast – shocked • Perceived – believed • Reenactments – reliving or acting out events that happened in the past.

  18. Chapter 11 • Condenses – concentrates • Void – emptiness • Botched – ruined • Rejuvenating – energizing; restorative. • Dispersed – spread around

  19. Chapter 12 Vocabulary • Lapdogs – pampered pets • Gall – nerve • Hoist – pull; lift • Imprudent – not cautious

  20. Chapter 12 - Vocabulary • Dynamic – relationship • Scarcity - rarity

  21. Chapter 16 Vocabulary • Ordeal – trouble; severe occurrence. • Rations – a portion or fixed amount. • Forages – searches for food. • Obliging – willing to do favors. • Rendezvous – meeting place. • Copse – a group of trees or bushes.

  22. Chapter 17 - Vocabulary • Doggedly – persistently; stubbornly • Subsequent – next] • Fractured – broken • Fragmenting – splitting apart; breaking up

  23. Chapter 17 - Vocabulary • Subtly – difficult to notice; gradually • Vulnerable – able to be easily hurt. • Decadent – rich and luxurious.

  24. Chapter 18 Vocabulary • Fretful – distressed; irritable. • Audible – able to be heard. • Inadequate – not enough

  25. Chapter 18 - Vocabulary • Inflict – to impose something unwanted. • Despondency – depression, hopelessness. • Lethargy – lack of energy; sluggishness.

  26. Chapter 19 Vocabulary • Dissipate – scatter or spread in different directions • Pariahs – outcasts • Loathe – hate • Evade – avoid; hide from

  27. Chapter 19 Vocabulary • Scrupulously – carefully • Ruse – a trick • Peruse – to look over or look through.

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