Vocabulary • Ch 10 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

The family sought refuge in a neighboring country after fleeing their war-torn homeland.

 

What does the word 'refugee' mean?

• A family member like a cousin, aunt, or uncle

• Someone who leaves their home for safety

• To respond sharply or cleverly in argument

• To become dry, thin, or weak

Her face turned ashen when she received the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'ashen' mean?

• Having a pale or grayish color

• To put something inside a container or covering

• A family member like a cousin, aunt, or uncle

• A small piece of food

The smell of the rotten food made him retch.

 

What does the word 'retch' mean?

• Very annoyed or frustrated with something

• To feel like you're going to vomit

• Having a pale or grayish color

• To respond sharply or cleverly in argument

The flowers in the garden began to wither after several days without water.

 

What does the word 'wither' mean?

• To become dry, thin, or weak

• A small piece of food

• Making a lot of money

• To feel like you're going to vomit

She savored every morsel of the delicious chocolate cake.

 

What does the word 'morsel' mean?

• A small piece of food

• Way we earn money to live

• Something that is bound to happen

• The people who work for an organization

She couldn't help but retort with a witty comeback.

 

What does the word 'retort' mean?

• To feel like you're going to vomit

• To put something inside a container or covering

• To say the opposite or make it go away

• To respond sharply or cleverly in argument

She relied on her artistry as her main livelihood.

 

What does the word 'livelihood' mean?

• A small piece of food

• Making a lot of money

• Way we earn money to live

• The people who work for an organization

She tried to negate the effects of her mistake by apologizing sincerely.

 

What does the word 'negate' mean?

• To say the opposite or make it go away

• To become dry, thin, or weak

• To feel like you're going to vomit

• Having a pale or grayish color

The company is hiring additional personnel for their new project.

 

What does the word 'personnel' mean?

• To respond sharply or cleverly in argument

• Making a lot of money

• Very annoyed or frustrated with something

• The people who work for an organization

The band performed a beautiful rendition of the popular song.

 

What does the word 'rendition' mean?

• To become dry, thin, or weak

• Having a pale or grayish color

• A performance or interpretation of something

• To put something inside a container or covering