Lightning Thief

Question 1

tweed pg.2

Answer 1

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

Question 2

frayed pg.2

Answer 2

worn or shredded at the ends or edges

Question 3

probation pg.3

Answer 3

critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation

Question 4

stele pg.4

Answer 4

the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

Question 5

kleptomaniac pg.3

Answer 5

a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive

Question 6

frieze pg.7

Answer 6

a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface

Question 7

pulverize pg. 12

Answer 7

to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles

Question 8

conch pg. 106

Answer 8

any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks

Question 9

brisket pg.105

Answer 9

a cut of beef from the brisket

Question 10

elated pg.122

Answer 10

marked by high spirits

Question 11

caduceus pg.123

Answer 11

the symbolic staff of a herald
specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

Question 12

aura pg.159

Answer 12

a special quality or impression associated with something

Question 13

resented pg.167

Answer 13

to feel or express annoyance or ill will at

Question 14

petrification pg.192

Answer 14

to make rigid or inert like stone: to make lifeless or inactive : to confound with fear, amazement, or awe

Question 15

cabbie pg.266

Answer 15

a driver of a cab

Question 16

hurtling pg.269

Answer 16

to move rapidly or forcefully

Question 17

chasm pg.270

Answer 17

a deep cleft in the surface of a planet : a marked division, separation, or difference

Question 18

ballistic pg.270

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extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : of or relating to the science of the motion of projectiles in flight exercise : ballistic stretching physics, of an object in motion

Question 19

morale pg.269

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the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand

Question 20

cramming pg.269

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to pack tight : to fill with food to satiety : to eat voraciously : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner

Question 21

assured pg.269

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very confident : sure that something is certain or true

Question 22

tentatively pg.270

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with hesitancy or uncertainty : in a tentative manner

Question 23

shoals pg.270

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a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow : to become shallow : to come to a shallow or less deep part of : to cause to become shallow or less deep

Question 24

grimaced pg.273

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a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain

Question 25

delinquent pg.275

Answer 25

a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts

Question 26

cult pg.275

Answer 26

great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book) : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion