The Kite Runner Ch. 9-17 Vocabulary

(noun) a king or sovereign, especially of a Muslim state

• Sultan

• Dwindle

• Unabashed

• Erode

(verb) to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away

• Sultan

• Dwindle

• Unabashed

• Erode

(verb) to become steadily less; to shrink

• Sultan

• Dwindle

• Unabashed

• Erode

(adjective) not ashamed; not disguised; unapologetic

• Sultan

• Dwindle

• Unabashed

• Erode

(noun) the act or process of determining the total quantity of something

• Imminent

• Chasm

• Encapsulate

• Summation

(verb) to enclose in something as if in a capsule

• Imminent

• Chasm

• Encapsulate

• Summation

(adjective) ready to take place; happening soon

• Imminent

• Encapsulate

• Chasm

• Summation

(noun) a very deep cleft over the surface of a planet; a deep abyss

• Imminent

• Encapsulate

• Chasm

• Summation

(adjective) producing or reflecting a usually steady and glowing light

• Brash

• Alleviate

• Luminous

• Adversary

(verb) to make pain or suffering more bearable

• Brash

• Alleviate

• Luminous

• Adversary