Unit 6: Novel Study: The Kite Runner, Chapters 13–25

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  1. precede
    move ahead in time or space
  2. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  3. subside
    wear off or die down
  4. withdrawal
    a retraction of a previously held position
  5. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  6. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  7. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  8. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
  9. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  10. tranquil
    not agitated
  11. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  12. rationalize
    employ logic or reason
  13. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  14. reluctantly
    with a certain degree of unwillingness
  15. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  16. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  17. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  18. render
    cause to become
  19. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  20. conduct
    direct the course of; manage or control
  21. pursue
    carry out or participate in an activity
  22. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  23. sober
    dignified and serious in manner or character
  24. displace
    cause to move or shift into a new position
  25. benevolent
    intending or showing kindness
  26. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  27. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  28. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
Created on Tue Dec 15 12:26:03 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 15:27:52 EST 2020)

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