The Lightning Thief: Chapter 15

Marie L. (United States of America)
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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 a prophet is consulted
  7. Delphi
    an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus
  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 for carrying a handgun
  11. Caucasian
    of or relating to Caucasian people
  12. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  13. somersault
    an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
  14. commemorative
    intended to honor the memory of someone or something
  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    no longer in force or use; inactive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
  19. indescribable
    defying expression
  20. filament
    a thin wire heated 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 an arthropod
  23. corral
    a pen for cattle
  24. dousing
    the act of wetting something by submerging it
  25. capsizing
    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
    bulk or weightiness
Created on Thu Jan 28 20:50:12 EST 2010

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