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"The Son of Neptune," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-12

Wed Jan 31 21:30:47 EST 2018
By Nathan (NJ)
Percy Jackson is supposed to be the son of Poseidon, but when he wakes up, his brain is fuzzy. Fighting off gorgons, he finds his way to Camp Jupiter, which looks familiar but also feels wrong. Learn this list of words to follow the quests of the characters revived and created by Rick Riordan.Here are links to our lists for Book 2 of "The Heroes of Olympus" series: Chapters 1-12, Chapters 13-24, Chapters 25-36, Chapters 37-52 Here is a link to our lists for Book 5 of "The Heroes of Olympus" series: The Blood of OlympusHere is a link to our lists for Book 1 of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series: The Lightning Thief
demigod
To his right, the flatlands of Berkeley and Oakland marched west—a vast checkerboard of neighborhoods, with several million people who probably did not want their morning interrupted by two monsters and a filthy demigod.
dyslexic
As near as Percy could figure, he was dyslexic, because words got twisted around when he tried to read.
writhing
Her eyes glowed red, and her hair was a writhing nest of bright green snakes.
chide
“Oh, put the sword away,” Stheno chided. “You know by now that even Celestial bronze can’t kill us for long.
oblivion
The goddess Gaea, of course! The one who brought us back from oblivion!
scabbard
They wore a bizarre mix of plumed Roman helmets, breastplates, scabbards, blue jeans, purple T-shirts, and white athletic shoes.
portico
In the center of the valley, nestled by the lake, was a small city of white marble buildings with red-tiled roofs. Some had domes and columned porticoes, like national monuments.
aqueduct
Percy thought it looked like an elevated train track. Then he realized it must be an aqueduct.
impale
One kid got down so hastily he almost impaled himself on his sword.
warily
She examined Percy warily, and Percy couldn’t shake the feeling that she wanted to run him through with her dagger.
ethereal
Shimmering purple warriors stood outside the armory, polishing ethereal swords.
entourage
None of the campers paid the ghosts much attention, but as Percy’s entourage walked by, with Reyna in the lead and Frank and Hazel on either side, all the spirits stopped what they were doing and stared at Percy.
vigilant
She had the poise of a sword fighter—relaxed yet vigilant, as if ready to spring into action at any moment.
aura
A son of Neptune? You’d have a powerful aura that would attract all kinds of monsters.
apprehensive
Hazel gasped. The greyhounds barked apprehensively.
cohort
“We have five cohorts of about forty kids each. Each cohort is divided into barracks of ten—like roommates, kind of.”
pachyderm
Hazel dragged Percy out of the road as a demigod rode past on a full-grown pachyderm covered in black Kevlar armor.
abyss
She got mad when the gods took over. She took a new husband—Tartarus, the spirit of the abyss—and gave birth to a race of giants.
incantation
“Percy Jackson.” He said the name like an incantation.
stifle
Hazel stifled a scream.
centurion
The Fifth Cohort had the nicest centurions in camp.
smug
Hazel tried to avoid eye contact, but she caught Octavian at the head of the First Cohort smirking at her, looking smug in his plumed centurion’s helmet with a dozen medals pinned on his chest.
canter
She ran past Reyna, who was cantering back and forth on her pegasus Scipio—nicknamed Skippy because he was the color of peanut butter.
incursion
“You’ve probably heard about the incursion today. Two gorgons were swept into the river by this newcomer, Percy Jackson. Juno herself guided him here, and proclaimed him a son of Neptune.”
furlough
But the first time she went on furlough to Berkeley, she had nearly had a stroke.
periphery
Most of the senior officers were in deep conversation with Reyna. Nico and his two captives, Don and Vitellius, stood on the periphery.
fray
A good Roman should be in the fray, gutting his enemy with spear and sword like a civilized man!
chastisement
His grandmother’s chastisement: Men do not cry.
calligraphy
In the parlor, Frank sat on a velvet sofa, surrounded by vintage family photos, porcelain vases that had been too large for his wagon, and red Chinese calligraphy banners.
intertwine
I know of prophecies and gods. Greek, Roman, Chinese—they intertwine in our family.
addled
My mind is not addled.
solemn
The ceremony was a blur: solemn faces, the patter of rain on the graveside awning, the crack of rifles from the honor guard, the casket sinking into the earth.
ambrosia
“We heal them,” Frank said. “Or try to. The legion medics are pretty good with ambrosia and nectar, and unicorn draught.”
pelt
They were trying to reach the main gates, but the defenders above pelted them with rocks and shot flaming bolts from the scorpions, blasting craters around their feet.
douse
One after another, the water cannons on the battlements exploded. The scorpions’ fires were doused.
glower
Frank glowered at Octavian, but the centurion’s face was a mask of polite concern.
placate
Frank wanted to say something to excuse Percy and placate the god, but he didn’t know what.
grovel
She approached the god, followed by Octavian, who was bowing and scraping like a champion groveler.
thwart
You will go north and find Thanatos in the land beyond the gods. You will free him and thwart the plans of the giants.
mystical
A quest requires a prophecy, a mystical poem to guide us!

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