He took the empty glass from me _________________, as if it were dynamite, and set it back on the table.
What is gingerly
100
The pair of cabins at the head of the field, numbers one and two, looked like his-and-hers __________________, big white marble boxes with heavy columns in front.
What is mausoleums
100
"Their children were just too powerful. They were affecting the course of human events too much, causing too much ___________________, or death and damage."
What is carnage
100
god of wine; symbols: grapes and leopard
What is Dionysus
100
drink of the gods
What is nectar
200
"You might even say they are the source of it, or at least, they are tied so tightly to it that they couldn't possibly fade, not unless western civilization were __________________, or wiped out."
What is obliterated
200
"I'm afraid that was a __________________, or fake name. You may call me Chiron," the former Mr. Brunner said.
What is pseudonym
200
The red team yelled ________, or jabs, at us as they headed off toward the north.
What is taunts
200
god of messengers, travelers, thieves; symbols: caduceus and winged sandals
What is Hermes
200
a large dog from the Underworld, sent to kill people
What is hellhound
300
"And there's the home of the gods, the ____________________ point of their powers (where they all meet), which did indeed used to be on Mount Olympus," he said.
What is convergence
300
The big girl from the ugly red cabin was ____________________ toward us.
What is sauntering
300
And the climbing wall, which actually just _________________ of two facing walls that shook violently, dropped boulders, sprayed lava, and clashed together if you didn't get to the top fast enough.
What is consisted
300
god of blacksmiths; symbols: anvil and axe
What is Hephaestus
300
food of the gods
What is ambrosia
400
"God--capital G, God. That's a different matter altogether. We shan't deal with the __________________," Chiron said.
What is metaphysical
400
Out of all the cabins, eleven looked the most like a regular old summer camp cabin, with __________________ on old.
What is emphasis
400
From the opposite side of the pavilion, Clarisse and her buddies ran in with another banner, of identical size, but ______________ red, painted with a bloody spear and a boar's head.
What is gaudy
400
goddess of love and beauty; symbol dove
What is Aphrodite
400
place where all souls go when they die
What is Underworld
500
"Ah, gods, plural, as in, great beings that control the forces of nature and human _______________: the immortal gods of Olympus. That's a smaller matter."
What is endeavors
500
Outside, Clarisse and her friends were sprawled in the mud, and a bunch of other campers had gathered around to _____________, or stare.
What is gawk
500
I mean, Olympus had to have ___________ issues, right? They couldn't just let kids kill each other.