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Lightning Thief
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English
6th Grade
02/20/2013

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labyrinth
Definition
a confusing set of paths, a maze
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predicament
Definition
a problem situation in which it is difficult or unpleasant to get out of
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melancholy
Definition
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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banish
Definition
expel, as if by official decree
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foreshadowing
Definition
The author's use of clues that hint at event that will occur later in the plot.
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skeptic
Definition
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
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soothsayer
Definition
someone who could foresee the future
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oracle
Definition
a person who knows the future
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flashback
Definition
a scene that interrupts the action of the story to show a previous event
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rebellion
Definition
hen a group of people refuse to obey their leaders
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allude
Definition
to make an indirect reference to
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metamorphosis
Definition
changing from one form to another
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fugitive
Definition
someone who runs away or escapes
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aloof
Definition
to be distant or not friendly
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contemplate
Definition
to look at very closely; to think carefully about, to consider
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sarcastic
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sharp, cutting remark or language
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tedious
Definition
a hard thing to do
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nudge
Definition
to push gently towards or away from
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sojourn
Definition
spend a certain length of time
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effervescent
Definition
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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