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Kite Runner Vocab Chapters 9-15
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Acrid
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. Bitter. Quality of smell
Discern
To perceive or recognize something. To understand or make something out.
Pungent
Having a sharply strong taste or smell. Strength
Chastise
To rebuke or reprimand severely. Criticize, punish, or scold.
Insinuation
An unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad. Indirect hints, usually negative.
Metastasized
To spread to other sites in the body
Oncologist
Cancer doctor
Palliative
Relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition. Control spread
Prognosis
The likely course of a disease or ailment. Forecast of how the disease will progress
Reticence
The quality of being reticent, reserve. Hesitant, reserved behavior. Withdrawn
Tenets
A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy .Strongly held beliefs (religion)
Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Futility
Pointless or uselessness
Clichés
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. Overused phrase
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Gaunt
Lean and haggard. Very thin
Incessant
Continuing without pause or interruption. Nonstop, neverending
Pragmatic
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Practical
Nonchalantly
In a casually calm and relaxed manner. Laidback
Wallow
To indulge in an unrestrained way. To devote excessive amounts of time or emotions to something
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