Lightning Thief

Question 1

convergence (noun)
“chapter 5 pg, 72”

Answer 1

the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity

Question 2

abstract (noun)
“chapter 5 ,pg 72”

Answer 2

difficult to understand

Question 3

incinerate (verb)
“chapter 5 ,pg 69”

Answer 3

to cause to burn to ashes

Question 4

vane (noun)
“chapter 6 pg 75

Answer 4

a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind

Question 5

finality (noun)
“chapter 6 ,pg 76”

Answer 5

the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or complete

Question 6

tweed (noun)
“chapter 6, pg 76”

Answer 6

rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats

Question 7

Grecian (adjective)
“chapter 6 ,pg 79”

Answer 7

being or resembling that of ancient Greece or the ancient Greeks

Question 8

caduceus (noun)
“chapter 6 , pg 83”

Answer 8

a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

Question 9

kowtow
“chapter 9, pg 132”

Answer 9

to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship, or deep respect

Question 10

gorgon
“chapter 11 , pg 185”

Answer 10

any of three snake-haired sisters in Greek mythology whose appearance turns the beholder to stone

Question 11

mystified
“chapter 17, pg 268”

Answer 11

to perplex the mind

Question 12

hurtling
“chapter 17, pg 269

Answer 12

to move rapidly or forcefully

Question 13

cramming
“chapter 17 , pg 269”

Answer 13

to pack tight

Question 14

shoals
“chapter 17, pg 270”

Answer 14

a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow

Question 15

tentatively
“chapter 17 , pg 270”

Answer 15

with hesitancy or uncertainty

Question 16

dorsal
“chapter 17 , pg 269”

Answer 16

an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar

Question 17

nereid 271
“chapter 17 , pg 270”

Answer 17

any of a family (Nereidae) of chiefly marine polychaete worms
especially : any of a genus (Nereis) of usually large often greenish worms

Question 18

lapel
“chapter 18, pg 284”

Answer 18

the part of a garment that is turned back

Question 19

asphodel
“chapter 18, pg 291”

Answer 19

any of various Old World herbs (especially genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline) of the lily family with flowers in usually long erect racemes

Question 20

vaguely
“chapter 18, pg 292”

Answer 20

in a vague way: such as
a
: somewhat or slightly