Words chap. 1-10 -Kite Runner Flashcards
Tapestries
A piece of thick textile fabric by embroidering on canvas
Chandelier
Decorative hanging light with branches of several light bulbs or candles
Vaulted
A roof in the form if an arch or a series of arches
Congenital
A disease present from birth
Perpetually
Never ending or changing
Constant
Skeptic
A person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions
Scoffed
Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
Virtuous
Having or showing high moral standards
Intricacies
The quality of being very complicated or detailed
Exhilarating
Make someone feel very happy, animated or elated
Liability
A person whose presence or behaviour is likely to cause embarrassment or to put one in disavantage
Melee
A confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle
Jostled
Push, elbow or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd
Affluent
Having a great deal of money
Wealthy
Vehemently
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense
Revving
Increase the running speed of an engine by pressing the acceleration (especially while the clutch is dispensage)
Nemesis
The inescapable or implacable agent of someone’s or something downfall
Obstinacy
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
Irony
The expression of one’s meaning by using opposite, typically for humorous or empathic effect
Monarchy
A form of government with a monarch at the head.
Unwittingly
Not done on purpose; unintentional
Harassing
Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation
Trepidation
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
Lorries
A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods and troops
Foyer
An entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public especially in a hotel or theater
Integrity
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principes; moral uprightness
Squabbling
Quarrel noisily over a trial matter
Gnarled
Knobbly, rough, twisted, especially with age
Imminent
About to happen
Demise
A person’s death
Lumbering
Moving in a slow, heavy awkward way
Insomniac
Inability to sleep
Embodiment
A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality or feeling
Bazaar
A market in a Middle Eastern country
Drone
Make a continuous low humming sound
Shrouded
A thing that envelops or obscures something
Withered
Cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken
Stench
A strong and very unpleasant smell
