Percy Jackson Vocabulary Flashcard #3

Front

abyss

Back

An endless pit; a very deep hole in the ground.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

metamorphosis

Back

Transformation; a change of form from one shape, object, or living thing to another.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

impede

Back

Delay; hamper; prevent.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

custody

Back

Guardianship of someone or something; protective care.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

petrification

Back

The process of turning a living thing into stone.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

token

Back

An object that represents a feeling, moment, person, or place.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

precariously

Back

Dangerously; haphazardly.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Front

reconciliation

Back

When two or more parties resume friendly relationships after a disagreement; restoring compatibility.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

plummet

Back

To fall or drop straight down at high speed.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

liquefied by heat

Back

To change from a solid to a liquid state due to heat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4