The Ligthtning Thief Vocab Chapters 1-10 Flashcards
Wispy
Thin,weak or sparse
Paraphrase
Express the same meaning in different words
Materialize
Come into being;become reality
Contaminate
Make impure
Reek
Give off a bad smell
Pummel
Strike or hit usually with the fist
Recoil
Pull back
Analyze
Break down into components or essential features
Intimidate
Threatening
Orientation
Introductory instruction concerning a new situation
Immortal
Never dying existing for all time
Scoff
To laugh at with contempt
Feign
Make believe with the intent to deceive or tick
Cringe
Draw back as with fear or pain
Converge
Come together
Obliterate
To destroy completely so that nothing is left
Facade
The face or front of a building
Wince
To shrink back in pain or embarrassment
Lethal
Deadly
Archetype
Something that serves as an example to be copied
Initiation
Starting something for the first time introducing something new
Douse
Soak thoroughly
Marred
Blemished by injury or rough wear
Deflect
To turn from a straight course