The Kite Runner Flashcards

1
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Frigid

A

Very Cold

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2
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Overcast

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Cloudy

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3
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Crouching

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Duck position

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4
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Claws

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Clutching something with hands

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5
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Unatoned

A

To make amends or reparation for an offence or crime

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6
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Harelipped

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Cleft lift lip

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7
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Shard

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A piece of broken glass or metal having sharp edges

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8
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Wag

A

Move rapidly to & fro

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9
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Scowl

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Angry or bad expression

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10
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Hemorrhaghed

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Bleeding

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11
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Squeal

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A long, high pitched cry or noise

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12
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Croaking

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Make a characteristic deep hoarse sound

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13
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Eloped

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Ran away secretly in order to get married

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14
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Stride

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A long decisive step

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15
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Reverie

A

Daydream

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16
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Quelled

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Put an end to something typically by the use of force

17
Q

Tormentors

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Person who inflicts severe mental & physical sufferings on someone

18
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Garrulous

A

Talkative

19
Q

Lore

A

Mythology

20
Q

Veracity

A

Accuracy

21
Q

Wayward

A

Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or preserve behaviour

22
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Skeptics

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Cynic ( a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions)

23
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Obstinate

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Stubborn

24
Q

Triumphant

A

Victorious

25
Q

Skimming

A

Remove from the surface of the liquid

26
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Bustling

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Move in an energetoc & busy manner

27
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Grunting

A

Making a low short guttural sound

28
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Sturdy

A

Strongly & solidly built

29
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Scoffed

A

Mocked

30
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Intricacies

A

Details, esp. of a perplexing subject

31
Q

Chortle

A

Laugh in a noisy or gleeful way

32
Q

Shambled

A

Move with slow, shuffling and awkward guilt

33
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Squalled

A

Cry noisly & continuously

34
Q

Jostle

A

Push, elbow or bump against roughly

35
Q

Clenched

A

Grasp (something) tightly & firmly

36
Q

Contritr

A

Expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong

37
Q

Imbecible

A

Smart & intelligent