English I (Pre-AP): The Lightning Thief – Vocabulary Set 1

Look up each vocabulary word in the dictionary (or dictionary.com) and write the definition below. Check the context of the word in sentence that appears at the bottom of the page to make sure you are using the proper choice. (The page number appears in parentheses after the sentence in case you need additional context from the story.)

Absorbed (adj.)-

Cloven (adj.)-

Disgorge (v.)-

Dyslexic (adj.)-

Envy (v.)-

Kleptomaniac (n.)-

Lug (v.)-

Squall (n.)-

Terminal (n.)-

Wrenched (v.)-




I envy you for being able to believe that none of this ever happened. (1)

…I put up with Nancy Bobofit, the freckly, redheaded kleptomaniac girl…. (3)

Zeus [fed] Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine*, which made him disgorge his other five children…. (6)

…but Mr. Brunner was absorbed in his novel. (11)

...we studied … the unusual number of small planes that had gone down in sudden squalls in the Atlantic that year. (17)

The card was in fancy script, which was murder on my dyslexic eyes…. (24)

…the driver wrenched a big chunk of metal out of the engine compartment. (26)

I ditched Grover as soon as we got to the bus terminal. (29)

Gabe took a break from his poker game long enough to watch me lug my mom’s bags to the car. (36)

There were cloven hooves. (43)




*do not drink mixtures of mustard and wine.