Kite Runner Vocab (pg 214-End)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 oblivion | the state of being disregarded or forgotten |
| empathy | understanding and entering into another's feelings |
| animosity | (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| surly | (adj.) Angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| rueful | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
| deliberate | think about carefully |
| ruminate | reflect deeply on a subject |
| contemptuous | feeling hatred; scornful |
| furtive | secret and sly or sordid |
| morosely | sullenly; gloomily |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| profoundly | deeply and intensely |
| gingerly | with extreme care or delicacy |
| succulent | juicy |
| morbidly | extremely unhealthy |
| surreal | resembling a dream |
| epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| remorse | (n.) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
| shrewd | very clever and smart, tricky |
| pondered | considered carefully; thought over |
| paunchy | having a large belly |
| irrevocably | unalterable |
| reproachful | expressing blame or disapproval |
| obligatory | required by obligation or compulsion or convention |
| squalid | filthy, wretched, debased |
| fabricated | made; concocted in order to deceive |
| reputable | respectable; having a good reputation |
| turmoil | a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation |
| profusely | abundantly; in great amount |
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