Percy Jackson Vocabulary Set 1

To state something again in different words without changing the meaning:

• hastily

• resented

• paraphrase

• obnoxious

Answer explanation

“And why, Mr. Jackson,” Brunner said, “to paraphrase Miss Bobfit’s excellent question, does this matter in real life?”

Living/lasting forever; not dying/decaying

• immortal

• sympathy

• mortal

• pulverize

Answer explanation

"Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children, who, of course, being immortal gods, had been living and growing up completely undigested..."

Absolutely necessary or important:

• feigned

• quarrel

• vitally

• obnoxious

Answer explanation

“What you learn from me,” he said, “is vitally important. I expect you to treat it as such. I will accept only the best from you, Percy Jackson.”

An experience where someone senses something not present:

• warily

• hallucination

• immortal

• conscious

Answer explanation

"This twenty-four/seven hallucination was more than I could handle. For the rest of the school year, the entire campus seemed to be playing some kind of trick on me."

Easily annoyed or made angry:

• resented

• sympathy

• obnoxious

• irritable

Answer explanation

"I started feelings cranky and irritable most of the time. My grades slipped from Ds to Fs."

Extremely unpleasant or offensive:

• obnoxious

• immortal

• summon

• sullen

Answer explanation

"I wanted to be with my mom in our little apartment... even if I had to go to public school and put up with my obnoxious stepfather and his stupid poker parties."

Feelings of pity and sorry for someone else’s bad luck:

• bitterness

• sympathy

• sullen

• usurp

Answer explanation

"Eddie, the super of the apartment building, looked at me with a twinge of sympathy.

“Come on, Gabe,” he said. “The kid just got here.”

Inner feeling/voice that makes you aware of your actions as either right or wrong (hint~ Jiminy Cricket):

• quarrel

• viatally

• conscience

• hospitality

Answer explanation

“What?” my mom asked. Her eyes tugged at my conscience, trying to pull out the secrets."

To feel annoyance or anger at something:

• feigned

• apprasied

• usurp

• resent

Answer explanation

"Maybe it was stupid, but I resented him for going on that ocean voyage, for not having the

guts to marry my mom."

With excessive speed or urgency:

• hastily

• conscious

• warily

• sympathy

Answer explanation

“Keeping tabs on you. Making sure you were okay. But I wasn’t faking being your friend,”

he added hastily."