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The Lightning Thief Vocabulary Chapters 13-17

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  • A death, usually from an accident.
    fatality
  • One's overall positive or negative feeling about a situation.
    morale
  • A choice or action that may have serious consequences.
    drastic
  • To control or change someone's ideas or behavior with a mind trick.
    hypnotize
  • Someone who is moody and gets upset easily.
    temperamental
  • A land or are of control or knowledge. Often associated with a king, queen or god.
    realm
  • To satisfy a great thirst or longing, to put out a fire.
    quenched
  • A person trained to assist sick and injured before they reach a hospital.
    paramedic
  • To make someone feel more hopeful.
    reassure
  • Plastic flooring material.
    linoleum
  • Part of a sound speaker that transmits bass, or low notes.
    subwoofer
  • To use cuddle up close with affection, usually with the face or neck.
    nuzzle
  • To grind together, usually with teeth.
    gnash
  • To fall from a great height.
    plummet
  • Lying, untrustworthy.
    deceitful
  • Confronting someone unexpectedly.
    accosted
  • An offer or proposal.
    proposition
  • A complete transformation.
    metamorphosis
  • Not trusting someone's intentions or claims.
    suspicious
  • To do something against one's better judgment.
    reluctantly
  • A sudden insight or message that changes everything.
    revelation
  • A kind, civilized approach to humans and animals.
    humane
  • Demand that you appear.
    summons
  • A complete electrical or other looping connection.
    circuit
  • Sound system to communicate between rooms.
    intercom
  • Partner in crime.
    accomplice
  • Someone or something that can't protect itself.
    defenseless
  • An ancient Greek ship with three rows of oars.
    trireme
  • A trouble-maker or late payment.
    delinquent
  • To move along on wheels.
    trundle