The Lightning Thief Flashcards

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Probation Page 3

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The suspending of a convicted offender’s sentence during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer

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projection page 53

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A systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped

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Mournfully Page 28

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expressing sorrow

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Dispel Page 91

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to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering

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Intrigued Page 84

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having one’s interest, desire, or curiosity strongly aroused

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hindquarters page 75

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One side of the back half of the carcass of a quadruped including a leg and usually one or more ribs

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Maiden Page 113

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an unmarried girl or woman

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Forbid Page 108

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To proscribe (see PROSCRIBE sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against

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Mournfully Page 169

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expressing sorrow

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Mangling Page 180

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to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing

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Mystified page 268

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to perplex the mind of : BEWILDER
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: to make mysterious or obscure

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Hurtling page 229

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to move rapidly or forcefully

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assured page 229

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an assured market
an assured place in history
Success is by no means assured.
She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]

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Grimaced page 273

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a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain

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adolescent page 275

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of, relating to, or being in

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cult page 275

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a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see SPURIOUS sense 2)
also : its body of adherents

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gangbagers page 276

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a member of a street gang

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obedience Page 283

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solicitors Page 283

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loitering Page 283

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