Vocabulary • Ch 2 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

The injured athlete hobbled across the finish line.

 

What does the word 'hobbled' mean?

• A person who helps deliver babies

• Something special that is passed down

• A thick fabric with pictures or designs

• To walk with difficulty or a limp

The students decided to mock their teacher's accent during class.

 

What does the word 'mock' mean?

• A thick fabric with pictures or designs

• A person who helps deliver babies

• To imitate or make fun of someone

• Being treated unfairly or cruelly because of who you are or what you believe

The blacksmith skillfully wrought a beautiful metal sculpture.

 

What does the word 'wrought' mean?

• An artwork made from small colored tiles

• To unfairly control or treat someone

• Very complicated or detailed

• Made or created by shaping and forming

The edges of the old shirt were frayed and worn out.

 

What does the word 'frayed' mean?

• When the threads of something are unraveling

• Something special that is passed down

• To provoke or make fun of someone

• Heavy bleeding, usually from a wound

Her sallow complexion indicated she was feeling unwell.

 

What does the word 'sallow' mean?

• To imitate or make fun of someone

• Having a pale or yellowish complexion

• Very complicated or detailed

• A thick fabric with pictures or designs