Kite Runner

Question 1

Stubble

Answer 1

the short hair that grows on a man’s face if he has not shaved (= cut the hair) for a few days:

Question 2

Cunt

Answer 2

an offensive word for a very unpleasant or stupid person:

Question 3

Elope

Answer 3

to leave home secretly in order to get married without the permission of your parents:

Question 4

Infidelity

Answer 4

(an act of) having sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular sexual partner:
marital/sexual infidelity
She could not forgive his many infidelities.

Question 5

Martyr

Answer 5

a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it:

Question 6

contrite

Answer 6

feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done:
contrite apology

Question 7

to pluck

Answer 7

to pull something, especially with a sudden movement, in order to remove it:
sit on a grass and pluck it!

Question 8

imbecile

Answer 8

a person who behaves in an extremely stupid way

Question 9

nemesis

Answer 9

Someone’s nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat.

Question 10

oblivious

Answer 10

not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you:

Question 11

eternity

Answer 11

time that never ends or that has no limits:
They haven’t been given these rights for (all) eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to

Question 12

feign

Answer 12

to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :

You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are

Question 13

endearment

Answer 13

a word or phrase that you use to show that you love someone

Question 14

hanker

Answer 14

to have a strong desire for something:

I’ve been hankering for a cuppa coffee.

Question 15

Relentless

Answer 15

continuing in a severe or extreme way:

Relentless pursuit of wealth and power: thomas shelby

Question 16

To cackle

Answer 16

to laugh in a loud, high voice:

A group of women were cackling in a corner.

Question 17

Sheath

Answer 17

a close-fitting covering to protect something:
The cable has a copper wire surrounded by a plastic sheath.

Ice sheathed the roads.

Question 18

Thaw

Answer 18

to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature:
Allow the meat to thaw completely before cooking it.
The sun came out and thawed the ice.

Question 19

Gash

Answer 19

to make a long, deep cut in something, especially the skin on a part of the body:
She slipped on a rock and gashed her knee.

Question 20

Abhor

Answer 20

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral:
I abhor all forms of racism.

Question 21

to Pant

Answer 21

to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic:
Matteo arrived at the top of the hill, panting and covered in sweat.

Question 22

Scamper

Answer 22

When small children and animals scamper, they run with small quick steps:
The children scampered off into the garden.

Question 23

pathetic

Answer 23

causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering:

Question 24

shrill

Answer 24

having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to

Question 25

blurt

Answer 25

to say something suddenly, and without thinking of the results

Question 26

Hurl

Answer 26

Hassan hurled the rock at Assef

to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way:

Question 27

Lurch

Answer 27

to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side:
The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.

Question 28

Smudge

Answer 28

a mark with no particular shape that is caused, usually by accident, by rubbing something such as ink or a dirty finger across a surface:
Her hands were covered in dust and she had a black smudge on her nose.

Question 29

Indignant

Answer 29

angry because of something that is wrong or not fair:
She wrote an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the council’s action.
He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.

Question 30

Guileless

Answer 30

honest, not able to deceive:

She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes.

Question 31

Unabashedly

Answer 31

in an unabashed way (= without any worry about possible criticism):
an unabashedly romantic story

Question 32

periphery

Answer 32

the outer edge of an area:
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
the less important part of a group or activity:
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.

Question 33

curtly

Answer 33

in a way that is very quick and slightly rude:

Steve answered curtly and turned his back on me.

Question 34

stumble

Answer 34

to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn’t fall it was enough to lose him first place

Question 35

pry

Answer 35

to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn’t fall it was enough to lose him first place

Question 36

Pragmatic

Answer 36

solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:
In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

Question 37

Scoff

Answer 37

to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly:
The critics scoffed at his paintings.
Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots.

Question 38

Reckless

Answer 38

doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the possible results:
He was found guilty of reckless driving.
The thing about you Afghanis is that … well, you people are reckless

Question 39

Relinquish

Answer 39

to give up something such as a responsibility or claim:
He has relinquished his claim to the throne.
She relinquished control of the family investments to her son.

Question 40

Erroneous

Answer 40

wrong or false:

an erroneous belief/impression

Question 41

Scurry

Answer 41

to move quickly, with small, short steps:
The mouse scurried across the floor.
The noise of the explosion sent everyone scurrying back into their homes.
After 9/11 happened, us bombed afghanistan, and Taliban scurried like rats into their caves