The Blood of Olympus: Chapters 21–32

by Rick Riordan
In the fifth book of the Heroes of Olympus series, a group of demigods battles against giants and the goddess Gaia, who is intent on destroying the earth.

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  1. rummage
    search haphazardly
    While Hedge rummaged behind the bar, Reyna whistled for Aurum and Argentum.
  2. ratchet
    device consisting of a toothed wheel moving in one direction
    Being so close to her old house made Reyna feel ratcheted tight like a catapult winch.
  3. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
    Several pairs of rough hands lifted her like an unwieldy piece of furniture and she drifted into unconsciousness.
  4. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
    ‘Their males aren’t slaves, Celyn,’ Thalia chided. ‘Merely subservient.’
  5. rebuff
    reject outright and bluntly
    ‘Lady Artemis rebuffed him, of course,’ Phoebe said.
  6. honorary
    given as an award without the normal duties
    We Amazons are honorary daughters of Ares.
  7. interference
    a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
    The Athena Parthenos would never tolerate our interference.
  8. glum
    moody and sorrowful
    Hey, not so glum. We’ll help you as much as we can.
  9. sprawl
    sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
    The ginger-haired Hunter who’d lived for thousands of years now sprawled unmoving, her eyes wide with shock, an oversized black-and-red arrow buried in her gut.
  10. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
    Opaque skylights glowed on the twenty-foot ceilings.
  11. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
    Why they even had a fireplace in Puerto Rico, Reyna had never understood, but she and Hylla used to pretend the hearth was a secret hideout where their father couldn’t find them.
  12. nostalgic
    unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things
    Reyna might have felt nostalgic . . . except that her sister stood a few feet away, facing Orion.
  13. dilate
    become wider
    The giant’s eyes clicked and dilated.
  14. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
    As soon as you face a man of true prowess, your confidence crumbles.
  15. dominance
    the state when one person or group has power over another
    You feel threatened by my dominance and how it attracts you. So you run, or you surrender, or you die.
  16. ichor
    the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
    He staggered blindly, holding his nose, his face streaming with golden ichor.
  17. ornery
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
    He lashed out with his wind rope, searching for strongest, most ornery ventus in the storm.
  18. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
    In the centre of the complex rose a citadel larger than Grand Central Station, its walls encrusted with pearls, its domed golden roof cracked open like an egg.
  19. unearthly
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
    Her face was beautiful but unearthly - her eyes too bright, her features too delicate, her smile too cold, as if she’d been studying human smiles and hadn’t quite mastered the art.
  20. resonance
    the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds
    The woman’s voice was melodic - yet it had a strange resonance, as if it extended past the human range of hearing.
  21. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
    Clouds of dark viscous fluid - poison, perhaps - curled from his blue skin.
  22. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
    A diffuse cloud of yellow light billowed through the depths, like someone had poured liquid neon into the water.
  23. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
    Noxious clouds expanded around the giant, filling the ruins like thick cigar smoke.
  24. perforate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    Just before the trident would have perforated him, Jason’s ventus acted on its own.
  25. dissipate
    move away from each other
    Kymopoleia waved her hand and the murky clouds dissipated.
  26. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
    ‘Okay,’ Percy relented. ‘Not pushing my luck.’
  27. sacrifice
    a loss entailed by giving up something
    You will face a sacrifice that you may not be able to make, and it will cost you the world.
  28. obelisk
    a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top
    Nearby lay a rectangular cairn - hundreds of stones piled in the shape of an oversized grave with a granite obelisk for a headstone.
  29. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    Fortunately, he’d got Reyna back, but he didn’t like how brooding she had become.
  30. spurn
    reject with contempt
    He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing.
  31. smitten
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    Probably that was one reason he’d been so smitten with Percy, a son of the sea god.
  32. traumatic
    psychologically painful
    Part of the problem was post-traumatic stress. He couldn’t stop thinking about the war.
  33. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
    At times, he even thought we were the enemies. He became convinced we were spying on him, trying to undermine him.
  34. patricide
    the murder of your father
    Patricide is the worst crime a Roman can commit. It’s unforgivable.
  35. dispel
    force to go away
    ‘You didn’t kill your father. The man was already dead,’ Nico insisted. ‘You dispelled a ghost.’
  36. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
    If you take the statue, you’ll disappear with it forever, right into oblivion.
  37. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    If you don’t take it... well, I have orders to bring Reyna in alive to stand trial for treason.
  38. resilience
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
    Her strength surged through him - a wave of courage and resilience that made him feel substantial again, anchored to the mortal world.
  39. ambrosia
    the food and drink of the gods
    ‘Coach Hedge brought you back from the brink. The unicorn draught, ambrosia, nectar . . . we couldn’t use any of it. You were fading so badly.’
  40. nonchalance
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
    Despite his nonchalance, the satyr had bags under his eyes.
Created on Thu Sep 03 20:31:54 EDT 2015 (updated Tue Apr 09 12:26:24 EDT 2019)

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