The Hunger Games Glossary

Explore the terms inside Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy, with detailed explanations of each.

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  • The arena is the treacherous site of the Hunger Games. Transforming into a new landscape every year, the arena poses new and dangerous challenges to the tributes of the Hunger Games.
  • An Avox is a person who has been punished by the government of Panem for rebellion, treachery, or desertion.
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  • The bloodbath is a gory event that takes place at the beginning of every Hunger Games. Most often, a large number of tributes are killed in pursuit of weapons and supplies during the bloodbath.
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  • Caesar Flickerman is the host of the Hunger Games interviews and the Capitol TV presenter.
  • Career Tributes, known simply as "the Careers" are tributes who train throughout their lives to participate in the Hunger Games.
  • Cinna is Katniss and Peeta's stylist during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. He plays a significant role in crafting their image during the Games as fierce competitors.
  • The Cornucopia in 'The Hunger Games' is a giant horn filled with all kinds of food in the center of the arena for the tributes to fight over.
  • Cressida is a well-known up-and-coming film director from The Capitol. She flees to District 13 in support of the Second Rebellion along with her film crew, Castor and Pollux, and her assistant, Messalla.
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  • District 12 is the smallest and the poorest district among the 13 districts of the nation of Panem.
  • District 13 is one of the districts of the nation of Panem. It acted as an independent nation for 75 years before the Second Rebellion.
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  • Effie Trinket is the District 12 escort during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. She escorts Katniss and Peeta to the Capitol and helps them prepare for the Hunger Games.
  • An escort is a citizen of the Capitol appointed to take care of the tributes' schedules during the Hunger Games.
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  • Foxface is the District 5 female tribute in the 74th Hunger Games. Nicknamed "Foxface" by Katniss, she was extremely clever and placed fourth in the Games.
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  • Gale Hawthorne is one of the tritagonists of the Hunger Games novels. He is Katniss' best friend and hunting partner.
  • Glimmer is the District 1 female tribute during the 74th Hunger Games. She is tall, blonde, and beautiful and is a part of the Career Pack.
  • Gloss is the male Victor from District 1 of three 63rd Hunger Games. He was also reaped into the 75th Hunger Games along with his sister, Cashmere.
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  • Jabberjays are genetically engineered birds that were created by the Capitol to spy on the rebels during the First Rebellion.
  • Johanna Mason from District 7 is the Victor of the 71st Hunger Games and the female tribute in the Third Quarter Quell (the 75th Hunger Games).
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  • Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of the Hunger Games trilogy authored by Suzanne Collins. Fierce and independent, she is the heroine that emerges victorious against all odds in the 74th Hunger Games and sparks the fire of rebellion amongst the districts.
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  • Marvel is the District 1 male tribute in the 74th Hunger Games. Highly skilled with spears, Marvel is one of the deadliest tributes in the arena.
  • Mentors are previous victors that are mandated to train new tributes in the Hunger Games. The role of a mentor is highly significant and can often contribute to the tribute's survival in the Hunger Games.
  • Mockingjays are fictional birds found in the Hunger Games franchise. They are the offspring of jabberjays and mockingbirds.
  • Muttations are genetically modified animals created for various purposes by the Capitol.
  • Muttations are genetically modified animals created for various purposes by the Capitol.
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  • Nightlock Berries are a type of berries found in Panem that look edible but are highly poisonous when consumed.
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  • Panem is the sovereign and totalitarian nation in the Hunger Games universe. It is the home of the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen.
  • Peacekeepers are the military force that is tasked with the duties of law enforcement in the nation of Panem.
  • Peeta Mellark is the deuteragonist of the Hunger Games trilogy and Katniss' fellow tribute from District 12 in the 74th and 75th Hunger Games.
  • Primrose Everdeen is Katniss Everdeen's sister in the Hunger Games trilogy. Named after the evening primrose flower, she is a sweet and gentle character with a great amount of compassion toward her fellow living creatures.
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  • The Quarter Quell is a special edition of the Hunger Games that occurs once every 25 years. It was created to mark the quarter-century anniversary of the defeat of the districts in the First Rebellion.
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  • Rue is the 12-year-old female tribute from District 11 in the 74th Hunger Games. She is one of Katniss' closest friends in the arena.
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  • The Hunger Games consist of sponsors, i.e., citizens and people of the districts who donate gifts to the tributes in the arena.
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  • Tessera (plural: tesserae) is the voluntary food rationing system introduced by the government of Panem for the people of the districts.
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  • The Capitol of Panem in the Hunger Games is a technologically advanced, utopian city where the nation's most wealthy and powerful citizens live.
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  • The Hunger Games series was set in the fictional world of Panem, a nation compromised of 13 districts.
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  • In The Hunger Games, The Justice Building is the seat of regional government in the districts of Panem. It also acts as the town hall.
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  • The reaping is a form of lottery that occurs every year before the Hunger Games. While the reaping appears to be mere entertainment, it is a very vicious and brutal event that brings worry and fear to all of the 12 Districts of Panem.
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  • Tracker jackers are genetically modified vespids that hunt down and attack anything that disturbs their nests.
  • Tributes are those children who participate in the Hunger Games. Almost always, 24 tributes in total participate in a battle royale to the death.
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  • The winners of the Hunger Games are referred to as victors. Not only are victors welcomed with fame and celebration by their respective districts each year, but they are also provided with enough wealth by the Capitol to lead comfortable lives for the rest of their lifetimes.
  • In The Hunger Games, the Victors' Village is a wealthy residential area created as a reward for the victors of the Hunger Games.
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  • Wiress is the female victor from District 3 in an unspecified Hunger Games. She is also picked as a tribute to partake in the 75th Hunger Games.
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