Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

The benevolent teacher donated supplies to her students in need.

 

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Very deep and thoughtful understanding or knowledge

• Having no money or resources

• To completely destroy or devastate something

• Kind and generous

Her comments were intended to provoke a reaction from the audience.

 

What does the word 'provoke' mean?

• To make someone angry or upset

• Having no money or resources

• A strong and safe fortress or castle

• Broken pieces of something

The storm left behind a trail of debris in its wake.

 

What does the word 'debris' mean?

• To make someone angry or upset

• A strong and safe fortress or castle

• To make something impure or fake

• Broken pieces of something

The chef was caught using cheap ingredients to adulterate the expensive dish.

 

What does the word 'adulterate' mean?

• Having no money or resources

• To make something impure or fake

• To completely destroy or erase something

• To make someone angry or upset

The soldiers defended the citadel from enemy invaders.

 

What does the word 'citadel' mean?

• Broken pieces of something

• A strong and safe fortress or castle

• To make something impure or fake

• Kind and generous

They were left destitute after losing their jobs and unable to afford basic necessities.

 

What does the word 'destitute' mean?

• Very deep and thoughtful understanding or knowledge

• Having no money or resources

• To do something because someone asks you

• When two things happen at the same time

The bomb blast was so powerful that it was able to obliterate the entire building.

 

What does the word 'obliterate' mean?

• To completely destroy or erase something

• When two things happen at the same time

• A cloudiness or blurry spot in the eye

• To completely destroy or devastate something

The hurricane would ravage the small coastal town, leaving destruction in its wake.

 

What does the word 'ravage' mean?

• A strong and safe fortress or castle

• To completely destroy or devastate something

• Very deep and thoughtful understanding or knowledge

• Broken pieces of something

The magician used his spell to stupefy the entire audience.

 

What does the word 'stupefy' mean?

• A strong and safe fortress or castle

• To make someone feel confused or dizzy

• Very deep and thoughtful understanding or knowledge

• To make someone angry or upset

She underwent surgery to remove her cataract and improve her vision.

 

What does the word 'cataract' mean?

• Having no money or resources

• A cloudiness or blurry spot in the eye

• To completely destroy or erase something

• To do something because someone asks you