Vocabulary • Ch 12 - The Kite Runner • Definitions

What word means to understand or explain the meaning of something?

• fawn

• interpret

• amiable

• radiation

What is the definition of 'engage'?

• To scold or punish someone for bad behavior

• To figure out or decide something

• To participate or become involved in something

• Energy that travels in waves or particles

What word means a question or request for information?

• radiation

• adversary

• query

• gender

What is the definition of 'radiation'?

• Whether someone is a boy or girl

• Energy that travels in waves or particles

• To participate or become involved in something

• A question or request for information

What word means a prediction about how something will turn out?

• prognosis

• engage

• fawn

• resolve

What is the definition of 'reticent'?

• To scold or punish someone for bad behavior

• Not saying much or being quiet

• To understand or explain the meaning of something

• To happen at the same time

What word means to think carefully and deeply about something?

• ponder

• gender

• fickle

• amiable

What is the definition of 'ego'?

• To make a decision and stick with it

• A prediction about how something will turn out

• How you think of yourself

• To suggest something without directly saying it

What is the definition of 'determine'?

• How you think of yourself

• To figure out or decide something

• To think carefully and deeply about something

• A question or request for information

What word means to happen at the same time?

• reticent

• ponder

• coincide

• prognosis