The Titan's Curse: Chapters 9–12

by Rick Riordan
Percy and his demigod friends embark on a quest to find the missing goddess Artemis in the third book of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

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  1. exasperation
    a feeling of annoyance
    Mr. D sighed in exasperation. “The next person, or horse, who calls me the ‘wine dude’ will end up in a bottle of Merlot!”
  2. infernal
    characteristic of or resembling Hell
    I shall go back to her when I am done with this infernal century of punishment at your ridiculous camp.
  3. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    You accuse us gods of being vain. You should look at yourselves. You take what you want, use whoever you have to, and then you betray everyone around you.
  4. incompetence
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
    “I should throw you into the pits of Tartarus for your incompetence,” the General said.
  5. protest
    utter words of objection
    “But you promised me revenge!” Thorn protested.
  6. isolate
    set apart from others
    The first thing we must do is isolate the half-blood Thalia.
  7. dispose
    throw or cast away
    “The Hunters will be difficult to dispose of,” Luke said.
  8. insignificant
    of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
    “Soon,” the General said, “I will show you, Luke, soldiers that will make your army from that little boat look insignificant.”
  9. ultimate
    the finest or most superior quality of its kind
    Behold, my ultimate killing machines.
  10. imbecile
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    “Imbeciles,” muttered the General.
  11. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
    “This is why I don’t use mortals,” Luke said. “They are unreliable.”
  12. possession
    the act of having and controlling property
    Those foolish mortals don’t even know when they have dragon teeth in their possession.
  13. relentless
    never-ceasing
    Once my warriors catch its scent, they will pursue its owner relentlessly. Nothing can stop them, no weapons known to half-blood or Hunter.
  14. argue
    have a disagreement about something
    “If Percy is telling the truth about the skeleton warriors,” she said, “we have no time to argue.
  15. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    “You’re not the boss here, Zoe. I don’t care how old you are! You’re still a conceited little brat!”
  16. wisdom
    the quality of being prudent and sensible
    “You never had any wisdom when it came to boys,” Zoe growled.
  17. cadence
    a recurrent rhythmical series
    Arrows whistled past me, and Grover played a sharp tweet-tweet cadence on his reed pipes.
  18. snarl
    make an angry, sharp, or abrupt noise
    The lion snarled from the top of the globe.
  19. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
    “What, the lion’s fur? Isn’t that, like, an animal rights violation or something?”
  20. confusion
    a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
    A minor confusion song.
  21. fate
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
    “You are part of this quest now,” Zoe said grudgingly, “I do not like it, but there is no changing fate.
  22. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
    “Mercenaries,” Zoe said bitterly. “It is distasteful, but many mortals will fight for any cause as long as they are paid.”
  23. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
    Titan magic—what’s left of it—still lingers.
  24. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
    I thought about how different she was from Zoe—Zoe all formal and aloof like a princess, Thalia with her ratty clothes and her rebel attitude.
  25. regret
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
    She said I’d regret my choice.
  26. tabloid
    sensationalist newspaper with half-size pages
    “If it weren’t for dreams,” he said, “I wouldn’t know half the things I know about the future. They’re better than Olympus tabloids.”
  27. incognito
    with your identity concealed
    “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.”
  28. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
    “I’m going to walk down the street, see if anybody in the other shops has a suggestion.”
  29. deficit
    a failure in neurological or mental functioning
    All half-bloods had attention deficit problems because of our inborn battlefield reflexes.
  30. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
    The compliment took me by surprise.
  31. relate
    be in a state of connectedness with
    I could relate to what Bianca was saying.
  32. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
    “How did you . . . The invisibility hat. Were you eavesdropping?”
  33. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
    I had a vague memory of the boar plowing down several Greek cities before Hercules managed to subdue it.
  34. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
    “A blessing of the Wild,” Grover said, though he now looked agitated.
  35. presence
    an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
    “Did you not feel it in the wind? It was so strong ... I never thought I would sense that presence again.”
    “What presence?”
    She stared at me like I was an idiot. “The Lord of the Wild, of course. Just for a moment, in the arrival of the boar, I felt the presence of Pan.”
Created on Mon Jul 11 11:56:00 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 08 09:15:55 EDT 2023)

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