Kite Runner 3 Flashcards

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Wafted

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carried lightly and smoothly through the air or over water

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Coveted

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desired wrongfully; wished for, esp. eagerly

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Hordes

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large groups, multitudes, numbers, etc.; masses or crowd

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Sallow

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Sickly, yellowish color

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Imminent

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likely to occur at any moment; impending

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Indignation

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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, righteous anger

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Furrowed

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made wrinkles in a narrow groovelike

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Chasm

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A deep, steep-sided opening

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Periphery

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the external boundary of any surface or area.

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Curtly

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Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

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Interlude

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interval, respite, intermission, pause

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Teeming

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abounding or swarming with something, as with people

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Façade

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a superficial appearance or illusion of something

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Lucrative

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profitable; moneymaking; remunerative

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Reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

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