Vocabulary • Ch 19 - The Kite Runner • Definitions

What word means to think carefully and make a decision?

• deliberate

• cholera

• appeal

• ruminate

What is the definition of 'presume'?

• To stick out or extend outward

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

• To ask for help or support

• To think something is true without proof

What is the definition of 'appeal'?

• Feeling of strong dislike or disrespect

• To find reasons or excuses for something

• To ask for help or support

• Extremely thin or gaunt due to lack of food

What word means to stick out or extend outward?

• suppress

• protrude

• ruminate

• artificial

What is the definition of 'artificial'?

• A detailed record of events in order

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something

• To prevent something from happening or being known

• Made by humans, not occurring naturally

What word means understanding and sharing someone else's feelings?

• cholera

• empathy

• protrude

• presume

What is the definition of 'jihad'?

• To find reasons or excuses for something

• A struggle or effort for a cause

• Extremely thin or gaunt due to lack of food

• Feeling worried or uneasy about something

What word means feeling worried or uneasy about something?

• emaciated

• apprehensive

• arid

• protrude

What is the definition of 'animosity'?

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

• To prevent something from happening or being known

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

• Made by humans, not occurring naturally

What is the definition of 'arduous'?

• A widespread outbreak of a disease

• Extremely thin or gaunt due to lack of food

• A detailed record of events in order

• Difficult or tiring