1. cavort Definition: To prance about in a playful, lively way From the Passage: “… He cavorted though glades and forest…”

2. moody Definition: Having changeable, often gloomy, feelings From the Passage: “Pan was a lonely and moody god.”

3. opponent Definition: One who takes the other side in a fight or contest From the Passage: “They were dangerous opponents…”

4. panic Definition: Sudden, overpowering fears From the Passage: “…He would let out a scream so bone-chilling that whoever heard it took to his heels and fled in a fear that they called panic.”

5. permission Definition: Act of allowing; consent or freedom to do something From the Passage: “A wood chopper, about to fell a healthy tree, must remember first to ask permission of the tree nymph.” Permission Slip Parent Signature:____________ Student Signature:____________

6. rage Definition: Violent anger, often uncomfortable From the Passage: “They would rush out of their river beds and charge him in full river-god rage.”

7. retreat Definition: Place of rest, privacy, or safety From the Passage: “If a wanderer happened to come upon him and disturb him in his retreat…”

8. unearthly Definition: Unnatural; strange; eerie From the Passage: “Sweet and unearthly were the tunes that floated over the hills.”

9. venomous Definition: Poisonous; harmful From the Passage: “If he ignored the nymph, she might send a venomous water snake to bite him…”

10. woe Definition: Great suffering or misfortune; trouble From the Passage: “… But woe to the one who tried to carry off their water-nymph daughters.”