The Lightning Thief: Chapter 19

Marie L. (United States of America)
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  1. medieval
    relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
  2. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
  3. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  4. levitate
    cause to rise in the air and float
  5. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  6. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  7. etched
    cut or impressed into a surface
  8. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  9. grotesquely
    in a grotesque manner
  10. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  11. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  12. mesmerizing
    attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
  13. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  14. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  15. activist
    a reformer who works to achieve social or political change
  16. ultimatum
    a final peremptory demand
  17. counterproposal
    a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
  18. reincarnate
    be born anew in another body after death
  19. buoy
    an anchored float that marks locations in a body of water
Created on Sun Jan 31 23:03:36 EST 2010

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