The lightning Thief Flashcards

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Probation Pg.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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Kleptomaniac Pg.35

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A persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive

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Steles Pg.67

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A usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes

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flailing Pg.90

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Moving, swinging, or beating wildly like a flail —used especially of a person or a person’s limbs

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Dispel Pg.91

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

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intrigued P.84

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

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Thrust Pg.110

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To push or drive with force : SHOVE

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Bitterness Pg.108

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Distasteful or distressing to the mind : GALLING

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Shimmered Pg.147

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To reflect a wavering sometimes distorted visual image

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Kaleidoscope Pg.145

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An instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns

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Misnomer Pg.154

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The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument

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Impertinent Pg 186-187

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Given to or characterized by insolent rudeness

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Mournfully Pg.169

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Expressing sorrow : SORROWFUL

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Modulating Pg.180

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To tune to a key or pitch

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impertinent Pg.187

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given to or characterized by insolent rudeness

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crippled Pg.242

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a lame or partly disabled person or animal

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chasm Pg.252

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a deep cleft on the surface of a planet

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hurtling Pg.269

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to move rapidly or forcefully

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mystified Pg.268

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to perplex the mind of

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morale Pg.269

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moral principles, teachings, or conduct