Words Chapt. 11-25 The Kite Runner

Question 1

Permeate

Answer 1

Spread throughout (something); pervade

Question 2

Cardamom

Answer 2

The aromatic seeds at a plant of the ginger family

Question 3

Tarpaulin

Answer 3

Heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas

Question 4

Suitor

Answer 4

A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view of marriage

Question 5

Cretin

Answer 5

A stupid person

Question 6

Carcinoma

Answer 6

A cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs

Question 7

Palliative

Answer 7

Relieving pain without dealing with cause of the condition

Question 8

Metastasized

Answer 8

Spread to other sites in the body by metastasis

Question 9

Chastise

Answer 9

Rebuke or reprimand severely

Question 10

Posh

Answer 10

Elegant or stylishly luxurious

Question 11

Ensuing

Answer 11

Happen or occur afterwards or as a result

Question 12

Incessant

Answer 12

(Or something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption

Question 13

Chuff

Answer 13

(Of a steam engine) move with a regular sharp puffing sound

Question 14

Presumptuous

Answer 14

(Of a person of their behaviour) falling to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Question 15

Wary

Answer 15

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

Question 16

Oblivion

Answer 16

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one

Question 17

Dismissive

Answer 17

Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration

Question 18

Snickered

Answer 18

Give a smothered or half suppressed laugh; snigger

Question 19

Burlap

Answer 19

Coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or similar fibre, used especially for sack

Question 20

Relic

Answer 20

An object surviving form an earlier time, especially one of historical interest

Question 21

Obliges

Answer 21

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something

Question 22

Haphazardly

Answer 22

Lacking any obvious principle of organization

Question 23

Hunkered

Answer 23

Squat or crouch down low

Question 24

Tote (toting)

Answer 24

Carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substancial)

Question 25

Morbidly

Answer 25

Characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subject (death or disease)

Question 26

Calloused

Answer 26

(Of a part of a body) having an area of hardened skin

Question 27

Hemorrhage

Answer 27

An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Question 28

Paunchy

Answer 28

A large or protruding belly

Question 29

Irrevocably

Answer 29

Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered

Question 30

Teeming

Answer 30

Be full of or swarming with

Question 31

Turmoil

Answer 31

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

Question 32

Epiphany

Answer 32

A moment of sudden and great revelation or realization

Question 33

Eccentric

Answer 33

A person of unconventional and slightly strange