The Lightning Thief Flashcards
Kleptomaniac
Someone with a irrational urge to steal.
Talons (Page 13.)
The claws of an animal and especially a bird of prey.
Stele (Page 4.)
A usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes.
Gable
The vertical triangular end of a building from cornice or eaves to ridge.
Pulverize
To reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles :
Singed
Superficially or lightly burned : burned on the edges
Carnage
Great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
Bitterest
Exhibiting intense animosity
Reeking
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
Impertinent
Not showing proper respect; rude.
Undivided
Not separated into parts or pieces : existing as a single whole
Melancholoy
Depression of spirits
Keening
Of emotion or feeling
Tattered
Torn into shreds
Televangelist
An evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs