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 3: Kleptomaniac
a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive
Page 4: Stele
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 110: Suppressing
to put down by authority or force
Page 84: Satyr
a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
Page 115: Warily
marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
Page 140: Receptacle
one that receives and contains something
Page 72: Pseudonym
a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.
Fake name
Page 98: Pulverize
To reduce to very small pieces (crush)
Page 156: Stowed
to put away for future use
Page 168: Braying
to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey
Page 169: Mournfully
expressing sorrow
Page 169: Glint
to glance off an object
Page 170: Infrared
situated outside the visible spectrum at its red end —used of radiation having a wavelength between about 700 nanometers and 1 millimeter
Page 233: Marooned
- to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one’s fate
- to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape
Page 259: Skeet
trapshooting in which clay pigeons are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight of birds
Page 268: Skeptical
relating to, characteristic of, or marked by
Page 283: Obedience
an act or instance of obeying
Page 283: Solicitors
one that solicits
*to make a petition to; to approach with a request or plea solicited Congress for funding; to urge (something, such as one’s cause) strongly
Page 283: Loitering
to remain in an area for no obvious reason
Page 298: Melancholy
suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit
Page 299: Keening
to make a loud and long cry of sorrow, to lament, mourn, or complain loudly
Page 310: Arrogant
having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.
Page 331: Indigestion
inability to digest or difficulty in digesting something, a case or attack of indigestion marked especially by a burning sensation or discomfort in the upper abdomen
Page 340: Ozone
a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor, that is a major air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere, and that is used for oxidizing, bleaching, disinfecting, and deodorizing
Smells bad
Page 354: Gradually
in a gradual way; slowly; by degrees.
