The kite Runner Vocab 2 Flashcards
Incessant
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Garrulous
full of trivial conversation
sift
check and sort carefully
pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
weary
physically and mentally fatigued
sober
completely lacking in playfulness
rotund
spherical in shape
exude
make apparent by one’s mood or behavior
omit
leave undone or leave out
sterile
incapable of reproducing
bellow
shout loudly and without restraint
disoriented
having lost your bearings
reconcile
make compatible with
atone
make amends for
rueful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
cursory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
ruminate
reflect deeply on a subject
sneer
a facial expression of contempt or scorn
contemptuous
expressing extreme scorn
cavernous
being or suggesting a large dark enclosed space
stupefied
in a state of mental numbness as resulting from shock
morose
showing a brooding ill humor
inflict
impose something unpleasant