The Lightning Thief Flashcards
Page 6 Scythe
an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
Page 4 Slete
a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes
Page 75 Vane
: a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind
Page 3 Kleptomania
: a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive
Page 75 Hindquarters
: one side of the back half of the carcass of a quadruped including a leg and usually one or more ribs
Page 76 Finality
: the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or complete
Page 122 Elated
: marked by high spirits : EXULTANT
Page 123 Caduceus
the symbolic staff of a herald
specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top
Page 123 Cantered
: to move at or as if at a canter
Page 125 Delicatessen
: ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads)
Page 132 Kowtow
: to show obsequious deference : FAWN
Page 169 Mournfully
: expressing sorrow
Page 169 Sloshed
: DRUNK, INTOXICATED
Page 176 Marred
: to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : SPOIL
Page 188 Marshy
: resembling or constituting a marsh
Page 193 Chasm
: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : GORGE
Page 193 Barter
: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
Page 244 Metamorphosis
: change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
Page 245 Soiled
: to make unclean especially superficially : DIRTY
Page 251 Self-inflicted
: inflicted or caused by oneself
Page 270 Tentatively
: with hesitancy or uncertainty : in a tentative manner
Page 268 Mystified
: to perplex the mind of : BEWILDER
Page 266 Skeptically
: relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism
Page 283 Obedience
: an act or instance of obeying
Page 291 Portcullis
: a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage
