Acrid
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell
Aloof
Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Apothecary
A druggist or chemist; in Panem, a "healer."
Barbarism
Absence of culture and civilization.
Cannibalism
The practice of eating one's own kind (i.e. humans eating humans)
Catacombs
Either an underground cemetery, or an underground construction resembling such a cemetery
Cornucopia
A symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with sustenance.
Decadent
Luxurious and self-indulgent
Feral
Wild, uncivilized
Festering
To become rotten and offensive to the senses
Forage
To search widely for food and provisions
Grandeur
Splendor and impressiveness
Groosling
A wild bird found in the arena.
Haggle
To bargain persistently, usually with a merchant
Hovercraft
A vehicle that travels over land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward blast.
Indifferent
Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned
Iodine
A chemical solution, used in this novel to treat unclean water
Pretense
A false display of feelings, attitudes or intentions
Sustenance
Food and drink as source of strength and nourishment
Tessera
A small tablet of wood or bone used as a token in ancient Greece and Rome; in Panem a token for food in exchange for additional Hunger Game entries
