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Catching Fire CH 4-6
Term | Definition |
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cornucopia | a horn-shaped symbol of abundance |
passive | not participating readily or actively |
defusing | to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing |
perspective | the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one |
predicament | an unpleasantly difficult or dangerous situation |
duration | the length of time something continues or exists |
imperceptible | very slight, gradual, subtle |
transformation | change in form, appearance, nature, or character |
etiquette | conventional requirements for social behavior; a set of rules to be followed |
replica | any close or exact copy or reproduction |
cloying | causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess |
spawned | to originate |
preliminary | preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business |
abhorrent | utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict |
spontaneous | unplanned |
prestigious | having a high reputation; honored; esteemed |