Lightning Thief-Chapters 20-22

impede

• to facilitate progress

• to interfere with the movement or progress of

• to accelerate the process

• to enhance efficiency

unanimous

• everyone agrees

• some people disagree

• only a few agree

• no one agrees

devise

• to form in the mind

• to destroy completely

• to confuse or mislead

• to create a physical object

evade

• to escape or get away from

• to confront or face directly

• to ignore or overlook

• to capture or hold onto

distress

• joy or happiness

• pain or suffering

• calm or peace

• confusion or uncertainty

rummage

• to search through things

• to organize neatly

• to throw away items

• to display items attractively

rupture

• to explode or break open

• to mend or repair

• to create a bond

• to dissolve or disintegrate

contemplate

• to think carefully about something

• to act without thinking

• to ignore a problem

• to make a quick decision

deflect

• change the direction of

• increase the speed of

• reduce the impact of

• maintain the course of

banished

• forced to leave a place and not allowed to return

• to be welcomed back after a long absence

• to be given a reward for good behavior

• to be allowed to stay in a place indefinitely