Vocabulary • Ch 10 - The Kite Runner • Fill in the blanks

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

• morsel

• negate

• refugee

• retch

Her face turned _________ when she received the devastating news.

• ashen

• refugee

• lucrative

• relative

The smell of the rotten food made him _________.

• retch

• retort

• inevitable

• rendition

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

• retort

• wither

• rendition

• negate

She savored every _________ of the delicious chocolate cake.

• exasperated

• retort

• wither

• morsel