The Mark of Athena: Chapters 1–10

by Rick Riordan
With help from Roman demigods, Annabeth must use her wits to retrieve the stolen statue of Athena. Now test your wits against these words from Rick Riordan.

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  1. review
    refresh one's memory
    She reviewed the plan with the rest of the crew—and the backup plan, and the backup plan for the backup plan.
  2. plan
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved
    I’m a child of Athena, she told herself. I have to stick to my plan and not get distracted.
  3. evidence
    an indication that makes something apparent
    She saw evidence of the Romans’ recent battle with an army of monsters.
  4. diplomatic
    marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
    This statue wasn’t making it easy to be diplomatic.
  5. professional
    characteristic of or befitting a special line of work
    “Wow.” Leo studied Terminus with professional interest. “You’re wound up pretty tight. You got any gears in there that need loosening? I could take a look.”
  6. register
    enter into someone's consciousness
    Some part of Annabeth’s mind registered how beautiful the city was—the smells from the bakeries, the gurgling fountains, the flowers blooming in the gardens.
  7. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
    Annabeth recognized something else in her face, too—in the hard set of her mouth and the deliberate way she raised her chin like she was ready to accept any challenge.
  8. skill
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    Annabeth had spent her whole life learning to read people. It was a survival skill.
  9. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    “We’ll have to figure out the extra praetor problem later,” she said. “Right now we have more serious issues to deal with.”
  10. fascination
    the state of being intensely interested
    The big kid, Frank, sat forward, staring at her in fascination, as if she’d grown a third eye. “Is it true you’re a child of Min—I mean, Athena?”
  11. decipher
    make out the meaning of
    The undertones in Reyna’s voice took Annabeth a moment to decipher.
  12. intelligence
    the ability to comprehend
    Maybe harpies are different here, on the Roman side. Ours have just enough intelligence to clean cabins and cook lunches.
  13. consult
    seek information from
    Do yours usually foretell the future? Do you consult them for your auguries?
  14. dense
    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
    Annabeth wondered how Jason could be so dense. Was it possible he really didn’t understand how much Reyna liked him?
  15. outwit
    beat through cleverness
    I’d never seen anyone refuse Circe’s hospitality, much less outwit her.
  16. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
    She’d never heard that prophecy, but her mother had charged her with following the Mark of Athena; and as she thought about the coin in her pocket, a horrible suspicion began taking root in her mind.
  17. complicated
    difficult to analyze or understand
    Annabeth looked over the controls. She cursed Leo for making them so complicated. No time for fancy maneuvers, but she did know one basic command: Up.
  18. interpret
    make sense of a language
    Over the last few months, Leo had learned to interpret this machine language. Other demigods could understand Latin and Greek. Leo could speak Creak and Squeak.
  19. design
    create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
    The Argo II was designed like an ancient trireme, only twice as big.
  20. retractable
    capable of being pulled back
    On a normal trireme, most of the space would’ve been taken up with three rows of benches for a few hundred sweaty guys to do the manual labor, but Leo’s oars were automated and retractable, so they took up very little room inside the hull.
  21. memorize
    learn by heart
    Frank explained how their harpy friend was freakishly good at memorizing books. At some point in the past, she’d inhaled a collection of ancient prophecies that had supposedly been destroyed around the fall of Rome.
  22. system
    a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
    “Maybe we should use the buddy system. Nobody goes anywhere alone. We can leave Piper and Coach Hedge on board with Jason. Send one team into town to get tar. Another team can go after the bronze and the lime.”
  23. merit
    any admirable or beneficial attribute
    Annabeth raised her eyebrows, as if reappraising Hazel’s merits.
  24. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
    He remembered all the times the earth goddess Gaea had appeared to him in the ground—her sleeping face made of dust or sand or dirt. She loved to taunt him.
  25. detector
    a device that receives a signal and responds to it
    Leo remembered what she’d said about gold being easy. “Handy talent. Lead the way, Miss Metal Detector.”
  26. mold
    shape or influence; give direction to
    He had mixed feelings about Hera. She’d meddled in his life since he was a baby, molding him to serve her purpose in this big prophecy, but at least she had been on their side, more or less.
  27. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
    Soon you will face a problem you cannot solve, though I could help you ... for a price.
  28. doubt
    consider unlikely
    He doubted the revenge goddess ever gave advice out of the goodness of her heart.
  29. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    “She’s the goddess of revenge,” Hazel reminded him. “Maybe she’s on our side, maybe not; but she exists to stir up resentment.”
  30. official
    having authority or sanction
    “Uh, demigod business,” Leo said, trying to sound official. “Make room. Thanks.”
  31. personality
    the complex of attributes that characterize an individual
    At least, he knew he’d never get a girl by his looks. He hoped his personality and sense of humor would do that someday, though it definitely hadn’t worked yet.
  32. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    She wrinkled her nose as if she’d come to the conclusion that Narcissus smelled worse than he looked.
  33. interfere
    come between so as to be a hindrance or obstacle
    “I try not to think,” Leo admitted. “It interferes with being nuts.
  34. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    Piper couldn’t hear him, but the gist was obvious: We need to kill those Greeks!
  35. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
    Piper’s power of persuasion had, for once, done absolutely no good.
  36. wisdom
    accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
    "Wisdom’s daughter walks alone,” Percy said. “The Mark of Athena burns through Rome. Annabeth, that’s got to mean you.
  37. engineering
    applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
    And, uh, Annabeth—I could really use your help. You’re the only other person who even sort of understands engineering.
  38. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
    The silver goblet I saw in my vision—maybe it’s meant as a symbol for your help. You have to help us kill the giants!
  39. persistent
    continually recurring to the mind
    Welcome to my party, Gaea murmured. Her voice reminded Piper of corn growing—a crackling, hissing, hot and persistent noise she used to hear at Grandpa Tom’s on those quiet nights in Oklahoma.
  40. hollow
    as if echoing in an empty space
    “One will die,” Percy said, but the voice wasn’t his. It was deep and hollow, like someone whispering from inside the barrel of a cannon.
    “I will choose," Jason answered, in the same hollow voice.
Created on Tue Apr 25 14:05:58 EDT 2017 (updated Wed Sep 12 15:17:03 EDT 2018)

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