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The Lightning Thief: Chapter 15 30 words

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  1. humidity
    wetness in the atmosphere
  2. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  3. bass
    the lowest part of the musical range
  4. subwoofer
    a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies
  5. vibrate
    sound with resonance
  6. oracle
    a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
  7. Delphi
    an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
  8. standoff
    the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
  9. scum bag
    a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
  10. holster
    a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
  11. Caucasian
    of or relating to Caucasian people
  12. proposition
    a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  13. somersault
    an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
  14. commemorative
    intended as a commemoration
  15. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  16. marooned
    cut off or left behind
  17. complicated
    difficult to analyze or understand
  18. smooching
    affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
  19. indescribable
    defying expression or description
  20. filament
    a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
  21. asterisk
    a star-shaped character * used in printing
  22. pincer
    a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
  23. corral
    a pen for cattle
  24. dousing
    the act of wetting something by submerging it
  25. capsizing
    (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
  26. submerged
    beneath the surface of the water
  27. springboard
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
  28. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  29. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  30. heft
    the property of being large in mass