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Lightning Thief Vocabulary Chapters 1-5
Vocab for Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief
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9th Grade
09/27/2013

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Boarding (To board)
Definition
A school that provides lodging and meals in addition to classes
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Sphinx
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an ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion's body and a human or animal head.
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Spawn
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the eggs of fish, frogs, and other lower animals
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Kronos
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Chief God of the Titans, father of Zeus
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Zeus
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Chief of the gods of Olympus, overthrew his father Kronos
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Titan
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a race of giant gods, descendants of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky), that ruled during the legendary Golden Age.of the first Greek gods and goddesses
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Hallucination
Definition
Things you think you see but which are not actually there
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Squall
Definition
a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.
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Ajar
Definition
Not closed, slightly open
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Solstice
Definition
each of the two times in the year, respectively at midsummer and midwinter, marked by the longest and shortest days.
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Ambassador
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A government official who represents your country in a foreign land
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Superstition
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A belief in the supernatural
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Sympathy
Definition
Feeling for someone else
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Harmony
Definition
Getting along very well, "making beautiful music"
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(Put a)Spin on
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(Informal) Telling a story in a way to as to make it seem like you want it to, not like it really was
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Sarcasm
Definition
Mean the opposite of what you say, in order to put someone down
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Pastel
Definition
a soft and delicate shade of a colour.
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Maiden
Definition
having to do with a woman before she is married
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Vivid
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Able to be seen very clearly; stands out
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Goad
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Asking for something so repeatedly, it is annoying
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Cloven
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A divided hoof (on a pig, goat etc)
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Satyr
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a class of Greek gods, represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail or (in Roman representations) with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns
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Fate
Definition
When events happen to you and you can't control them but they control you
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Falter
Definition
To lose strength or endurance
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Silhouette
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a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically coloured in solid black.
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Holograph/hologram
Definition
3-dimensional projection or picture of an object
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Flail
Definition
To swing wildly, out of control
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Reverent
Definition
As if in awe of something
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Wistful
Definition
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
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Pseudo-
Definition
Prefix meaning false or not genuine, as in “pseudo-friendly”
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Pseudonym
Definition
A false name you might adopt to protect your identity
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Orient
Definition
1(the Orient) literary the countries of the East, especially east Asia
2. (orient oneself) find one's position in relation to unfamiliar surroundings.
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Orientation
Definition
The "direction" your ideas about something can take
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Prominent
Definition
something or someone that is particularly noticeable in some way
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