The Lightning Thief: Chapter 18

Marie L. (United States of America)
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  1. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
  2. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
  3. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  4. podium
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  5. agitated
    physically disturbed or set in motion
  6. freeloader
    someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
  7. stalactite
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from a cave roof
  8. disembark
    exit from a ship, vehicle, or aircraft
  9. portcullis
    an iron or wooden grating hanging in the entry to a castle
  10. tollbooth
    a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
  11. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  12. televangelist
    an evangelist who conducts services on television
  13. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  14. mastiff
    an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
  15. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  16. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  17. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
Created on Sun Jan 31 23:01:50 EST 2010

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