Monday, August 3, 2009

VOCAB: 10 words from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth

1) Malice; Hatred: N
Kronos felt malice towards Percy.

2) Sheathed; in the sheath, something you put your sword in: adj
After the battle between monsters Percy put his sword in his sheath.

3) Reckon; Figure out: V
Percy reckon that Kronos was evil.

4) Hydraulics; Something to make it go up: adj
The car was bouncing up and down because it had hydraulics.

5) Spittoon; A spitting bowl: N
Pirates had Spittoons to spit in or spit out tobacco juice.

6) Cauldron; A big black witches pot: N
In the play Macbeth witches were making a special potion in a big black cauldron.

7) Skeptically; A way of talking that shows that you don't believe: adj
I was skeptical about scary campfire stories.

8) Shrewd; Smart: adj
Percy was very shrewd when he convinced his father to stop defending his palace and help send Typhon back to Tartarus.

9) Stalagmite; Pointy rock columns in caves: N
There were a lot of crystal stalagmites in Calypso's cave.

10) Dank; Wet: adj
When Percy was in the labyrinth there were a lot of dank places.

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