Vocabulary • Ch 17 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

She asked him to accompany her to the party.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go along with someone or something

• Round and plump, like a ball

• When someone is forced to leave their home

• Calm and peaceful

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What does the word 'omit' mean?

• A made-up reason to hide the real reason

• To make something appear or happen

• To leave out or not include

• When someone's love is not returned

The magician will conjure a rabbit out of a hat.

 

What does the word 'conjure' mean?

• When someone's love is not returned

• Calm and peaceful

• A made-up reason to hide the real reason

• To make something appear or happen

The yoga retreat offered a tranquil environment for relaxation and meditation.

 

What does the word 'tranquil' mean?

• Calm and peaceful

• Round and plump, like a ball

• When someone's love is not returned

• To make something appear or happen

The enormity of the situation struck him, and he was left speechless.

 

What does the word 'enormity' mean?

• When someone's love is not returned

• Being really, really big and important

• To go along with someone or something

• To make something appear or happen

The landlord served an eviction notice to the tenants for non-payment of rent.

 

What does the word 'eviction' mean?

• When someone is forced to leave their home

• To make something appear or happen

• When someone's love is not returned

• To go where you're not allowed

She exudes confidence in everything she does.

 

What does the word 'exude' mean?

• When someone's love is not returned

• To go along with someone or something

• To release or give off something

• To ask someone questions to get information

The detective decided to interrogate the suspect to gather more information about the crime.

 

What does the word 'interrogate' mean?

• To go along with someone or something

• When someone's love is not returned

• To ask someone questions to get information

• To leave out or not include

She created a pretext to escape from the boring meeting.

 

What does the word 'pretext' mean?

• To go along with someone or something

• A made-up reason to hide the real reason

• When someone's love is not returned

• Being really, really big and important

Her feelings for him remained unrequited, despite her best efforts to win his love.

 

What does the word 'unrequited' mean?

• When someone's love is not returned

• To leave out or not include

• To ask someone questions to get information

• To go where you're not allowed