Chapter 9 Vocab Words Flashcards
Learn new words and use them in a sentence
They could even INVADE a camp that had always been considered safe.
What does the word invade mean?
to enter forcibly into another’s territory
“Now let’s try that viper-beheading strike again. Fifty more REPETITIONS.”
What does the word REPETITIONS mean?
To do something over and over
The sand split beneath me, opening up a CREVICE straight down to the center of the earth. My feet slipped, and darkness swallowed me. What does the word CREVICE mean?
a crack
Chiron FEIGNED interest in his pinochle cards. Grover cowered by the railing, his hooves clipping back and forth.
What does the word FEIGNED mean?
pretended
Chiron feigned interest in his pinochle cards. Grover COWERED by the railing, his hooves clopping back and forth.
What does the word COWERED mean?
to shy away in fear
He became a hologram, then a wind, then he was gone,
leaving only the smell of fresh-pressed grapes LINGERING behind. What does the word LINGERING mean?
hanging around
Chiron GRIMACED. “Well, that’s the hard part, the details.”
What does the word GRIMACED mean?
made a face
“But I’ve never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!”
“Perhaps PARANOID ,” Chiron suggested.
What does the word PARANOID mean?
believing others are out to get you
Of course, Poseidon DENIES stealing the master bolt.
What does the word DENIES mean?
to say it’s not true
He took great OFFENSE at the accusation.
What does the word OFFENSE mean?
to get feelings hurt
He took great offense at the ACCUSATION.
What does the word ACCUSATION mean?
being blamed
I hoped that diplomacy might PREVAIL, that Hera or Demeter or Hestia would make the two brothers see sense.
What does the word PREVAIL mean?
to win, be the winner
“Imagine the world in CHAOS. Nature at war with itself…”
What does the word CHAOS mean?
total confusion
Don’t DWELL on them too much. The truth is not always clear until events come to pass.”
What does the word DWELL mean?
to go over and over
“Yes, quite. Someone who harbors a GRUDGE, who has been unhappy with his lot since the world was
divided eons ago…”
What does the word GRUDGE mean?
to still be angry at someone about something, resentment
“…You would be in Zeus’s
DOMAIN. You would never come down again alive.”
What does the word DOMAIN mean?
territory
You will be BETRAYED by one who calls you a friend, the Oracle whispered in my mind. You will fail to save what matters most in the end.
What does the word BETRAY mean?
gave help or information to the enemy
“Then it’s time you CONSULTED the Oracle,” Chiron said.
What does the word CONSULTED mean?
get advice from an expert source
