All 7 Uses of
vulnerable
in
The Hunger Games
- My skin feels sore and tingling and intensely vulnerable.†
p. 62.0
- Apparently, I'm too "vulnerable" for ferocity.†
p. 118.4
- Feeling too vulnerable on the ground with my lopsided hearing, I scale a tree to wait.
p. 229.8 *vulnerable = easy to be hurt
- To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate.†
p. 236.5
- I spend the night half-sitting, half-lying next to Peeta, refreshing the bandage, and trying not to dwell on the fact that by teaming up with him, I've made myself far more vulnerable than when I was alone.†
p. 263.3
- She's got us trapped, too, because no one wants to chase her down, not while their own pack sits so vulnerable on the table.†
p. 283.5
- I wish Cinna had given me a similar outfit, I feel so vulnerable in this flimsy dress.†
p. 362.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(vulnerable) easily hurt or in need of help; or easily influenced or subject to temptation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized Definitions for vulnerable:
Ecology: species believed likely to move into the endangered category if no action is taken
Bridge (card game): the period after winning one game in a rubber when higher penalties (and bonuses) are scored