The Minotaur : Vocabulary

___1. dead end- a street with no way out at one end.

___2. maiden- a girl or young unmarried woman.

___3. maze-a place that has many confusing paths that are difficult to find your way.

___4. entreaty- an earnest or urgent request.

___5. stamping- putting your foot down hard to the ground.

___6. hoof- the hard foot of a horse, cow, etc.    

___7. hedge- a row of bushes or small trees planted close together.

___8. prickly -having or covered with protective spines or thorns.

__9. briars -a Mediterranean shrub or small tree.

___10. impale - to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment.

___11. socket -an opening or cavity that receives another part. (the socket of the eye)

___12. utter -to say something

___13. grief- great sadness.

___14. mourn - to feel very sad because someone has died.

___16. transgress- to offend; to violate a law, command or moral code.

___17. progress- to advance; to proceed.

___18. gradual- happening slowly or by small steps