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The Kite Runner Ch. 9-17 Vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(noun) a king or sovereign, especially of a Muslim state

a)

Sultan

b)

Dwindle

c)

Unabashed

d)

Erode

2.

(verb) to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away

a)

Sultan

b)

Dwindle

c)

Unabashed

d)

Erode

3.

(verb) to become steadily less; to shrink

a)

Sultan

b)

Dwindle

c)

Unabashed

d)

Erode

4.

(adjective) not ashamed; not disguised; unapologetic

a)

Sultan

b)

Dwindle

c)

Unabashed

d)

Erode

5.

(noun) the act or process of determining the total quantity of something

a)

Imminent

b)

Chasm

c)

Encapsulate

d)

Summation

6.

(verb) to enclose in something as if in a capsule

a)

Imminent

b)

Chasm

c)

Encapsulate

d)

Summation

7.

(adjective) ready to take place; happening soon

a)

Imminent

b)

Encapsulate

c)

Chasm

d)

Summation

8.

(noun) a very deep cleft over the surface of a planet; a deep abyss

a)

Imminent

b)

Encapsulate

c)

Chasm

d)

Summation

9.

(adjective) producing or reflecting a usually steady and glowing light

a)

Brash

b)

Alleviate

c)

Luminous

d)

Adversary

10.

(verb) to make pain or suffering more bearable

a)

Brash

b)

Alleviate

c)

Luminous

d)

Adversary

11.

(noun) an enemy or opponent

a)

Brash

b)

Alleviate

c)

Luminous

d)

Adversary

12.

(adjective) lacking in restraint or discernment; aggressively self-assertive

a)

Brash

b)

Alleviate

c)

Luminous

d)

Adversary

13.

(verb) to sink or fall to the bottom; to become quiet or less

a)

Amiable

b)

Ominous

c)

Degrade

d)

Subside

14.

(verb) to drag someone or something down into low self-esteem and bad reputation

a)

Amiable

b)

Ominous

c)

Degrade

d)

Subside

15.

(adjective) generally agreeable; friendly

a)

Amiable

b)

Ominous

c)

Degrade

d)

Subside

16.

(adjective) foreboding or foreshadowing evil

a)

Amiable

b)

Ominous

c)

Degrade

d)

Subside

17.

(adjective) having an enlivening or stimulating effect

a)

Chagrin

b)

Invigorating

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Meticulous

18.

(adjective) marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of others

a)

Chagrin

b)

Invigorating

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Meticulous

19.

(adjective) having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

a)

Chagrin

b)

Invigorating

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Meticulous

20.

(noun) distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

a)

Chagrin

b)

Invigorating

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Meticulous

21.

(noun) the quality or state or being useless

a)

Futility

b)

Allude

c)

Sultan

d)

Erode

22.

(verb) to make an indirect reference

a)

Futility

b)

Allude

c)

Sultan

d)

Erode