Both Uses of
scarcity
in
The Hunger Games
- With the scarcity of water, they may even have had to return to the lake for refills.†
p. 167.2 *scarcity = shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
- When food is scarce, the Gamemakers will invite the players to a banquet, somewhere known to all like the Cornucopia, as an inducement to gather and fight.†
p. 244.2scarce = in short supply OR barely or hardly (by a small margin)