Kite Runner Vocab Flashcards
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Intricate
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Having many parts … Complex
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Notoriously
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Very well known
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Unscrupulous
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Not honest/fair : doing things that are wrong
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Congenital
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Disease existing since birth
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Rendered
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To cause something to be in a specified condition
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Oscillating
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To move in one direction, and then back
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Reveries
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A state in which you are in when thinking about pleasant things
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Garrulous
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Tending to talk a lot
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Veracity
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The quality of being truthful
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Obstinate
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Refusing to change your behavior
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Havoc
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A situation with a lot of destruction/confusion
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Virtuous
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Morally good
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Chortle
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To laugh because you are amused or pleased by something
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Aloofness
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At a distance
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Melee
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A confused struggle involving many people
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Valiant
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Having or showing courage
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Contrite
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Feeling or showing regret for bad behavior
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Impeccable
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Free from fault or error
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Vehemently
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Showing strong and often angry feelings
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Imbecile
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A very stupid person
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Nemesis
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An opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat
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Oblivious
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Not conscious or aware of someone/something
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Feigned
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Not genuine or real
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Irony
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Use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think
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Subtle
Hard to notice or see
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Nuances
A very small difference in color, tone, or meaning
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Trepidation
A feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad is going to happen
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Abhor
To dislike something very much
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Indignation
Anger caused by something that is unfair
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Integrity
The quality of being honest and fair
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Curtly
Said in a quick, impolite way
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Shirked
Avoid doing something that you are supposed to do
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Austere
Simple and plain
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Morose
Of a person : very serious, unhappy, and quiet
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Imminent
Happening very soon
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Guileless
Very innocent
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Insomniac
A person not being able to sleep
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Harried
Bothered by many problems or worries
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Anonymity
Quality of being unknown to most people
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Interlude
Period of time between events
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Embodiment
Something that is a perfect representation
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Facade
Way of behavior : front of a building
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Alter ego
Different version of yourself
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Affluent
Having a large amount of money or expensive things
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Blood money
Money wrongly obtained by killing someone or because someone has died
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Grimace
Facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust or disapproval
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Lucrative
Producing money or wealth
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Inevitable
Sure to happen, incapable of being avoided
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Acrid
Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell
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Pungent
Having a strong, sharp taste or smell, having a strong effect on the mind
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Sauntered
To walk along in a slow and relaxed manner
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Legacy
Something that is received from someone who died-- something that happened in the past
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Arrogant
Having an insulting attitude- of people who believe they are more important than others
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Perpetually
Continuing forever or for a very long time
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Fickle
Changing very often
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Sallow
Slightly yellow in a way that doesn't look healthy
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Ominous
Suggestion that something bad is going to happen in the futur
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Palliative
Make the effect of something less painful
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Reticence
The quality of not willing to tell people about certain things
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Demeanor
A persons appearance/behavior : the way someone seems to be to others
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Furtive
Done in a quiet & secretive way to avoid being noticed
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Daunting
Tending to make people afraid or less confident: very difficult to do or deal with
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Meticulous
Very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way
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Ambivalent
Having contradictory feelings toward an object , person or action
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Nonchalantly
Relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care & are not worried
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Incessant
Continuing without stopping
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Collateral
Related but not in a direct or close way
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Melancholic
Very sad
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Wallow
Spend time enjoying something without making an effort to change your situation
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Pragmatic
Dealing with problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable way
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Presumptuous
Too confident especially in a rude way
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Proverbial
Of, relating to, commonly spoke of, widely known
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Oblivion
The state of something that is not remembered, used or thought about anymore
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Empathy
The feeling that you understand and share a persons experiences and emotions
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Animosity
A strong feeling of dislike or hatred
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Surly
Rude and unfriendly
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Rueful
Feeling regret for something done
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Deliberate
To think about or discuss something very carefully in order to make a decision
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Ruminate
To think carefully and deeply about something
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Contemptuous
feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling of contempt
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Morosely
Of a person: very seriously, unhappily and quietly
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Benevolence
Disposition to do good/ and act of kindness
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Profoundly
Having or sowing great knowledge or understanding
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Gingerly
Very cautious or careful
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Succulent
Being full of juice
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Morbidly
Relating to unpleasant subjects, not healthy or normal (dying)
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Surreal
Very strange or unusual : having the quality or a dream
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Epiphany
A moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way
