Chapter 20 Percy Jackson Vocabulary

4. A fierce fight or competition where people hit each other hard, or a tough, drawn-out contest.
5. Feeling or appearing troubled, nervous, or excited.
8. A careful plan or method for achieving a goal, especially in games or war.
9. Short trips taken to deliver or get something, often for someone else.
11. To try to repair or improve something by making small changes or adjustments.
12. Cut off from the main body or whole; detached.
15. Delaying or blocking the movement or progress of something.
16. A sudden event that causes great damage or loss of life, like a terrible accident or flood.
17. A close-fitting cover for a blade, like a sword or knife. (In this context: a covering that disguises something.)

1. Having lost one's sense of direction or feeling confused.
2. Dispersing or scattering and gradually vanishing; disappearing.
3. Used cleverness or skill to gain an advantage over an opponent.
6. (In mythology) The fluid that flows in the veins of the gods instead of blood.
7. Completely puzzled or confused by something.
10. Left behind; deserted.
13. Two words that mean: completely or very heavily wet; drenched.
14. A state where a person is only partially conscious or focused, often looking hypnotized or deep in thought.