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Percy Jackson BK1 #3
Practice these words for chapter 4 - 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Orphan | A person, especially a child, whose parents have died. |
| Minotaur | In Greek mythology, a monster that is half bull and half man. |
| Minion | A servile subordinate of someone in power. |
| Century | A unit of time equal to one hundred years. |
| Pinochle | A card game for two or more players, the object being to score points for various combinations and to win tricks. |
| Science | Systematic observation and testing of natural phenomena in a search for general laws and conclusive evidence. |
| Stallion | A mature, uncastrated male horse |
| Paralyzed | Partly or completely unable to move or feel sensations. |
| Palace | The official residence of royalty or other persons of high rank or authority; a large, often luxurious home; stately mansion. |
| Grief | Intense sorrow or distress, especially over a loss. |
| Immortal | Not subject to death or decay; living forever. |
| Goblet | A drinking glass with a base and stem. |
| Prohibition | A legal ban on the production, transport, sale, or possession of alcoholic beverages; the period from 1920 to 1933 during which such a ban was in effect in the United States. |
| Nightmare | A terrifying or distressing dream. |
| Restriction | Something that limits or confines. |
| Fetlock | The projecting bone above and behind the hoof of a horse. |
| Incinerate | To consume by fire; burn completely. |
| Nymph | In Greek and Roman mythology, any of numerous minor goddesses inhabiting and representing rivers, mountains, trees, etc. |
| Pseudonym | A false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| Centaur | In Greek mythology, any of a race of creatures that have the head, arms, and torso of a man and the trunk and legs of a horse. |
| Punishment | A penalty imposed for a real or imagined offense. |
| Orientation | The act or process of familiarizing and adjusting oneself or others to a new environment or situation. |
| Cherub | A heavenly being, especially one of the second order of angels, usually represented as a winged child with a chubby face and a rosy cheeks. |
| Meadow | An open grassland, growing wild or used for pasture or to grow hay. |
| Valley | A long area or relatively low elevation, often having a stream bed at the bottom, surrounded by mountains or hills. |
| Satyr | In Greek mythology, any of a group of minor gods who represent the spirits of the forests and the mountains, depicted as men with pointed ears and short horns and possibly goats legs; faun. |
| Trick | The cards played or won in a single round |
| God | In various mythologies, a being believed to have supernatural powers and therefore worshiped, especially a male deity believed to control some part of nature or life in the world. |
| Myth | A story or body of stories based on tradition or legend, originating in the oral history of a preliterate society and incorporating its beliefs about the origins of the world, the causes of natural events, & the origins of the society's customs & practice |
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