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The Kite Runner
Chapters 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aloof | apart, indifferent, detached, unconcerned |
| Append | to add in a supplementary manner |
| Atrophy | to waste away, to wither |
| Disdain | intense dislike, to reject as unworthy |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Impish | mischievous |
| Infidel | a person who has no religious faith |
| Jostled | to bump or push, as in a crowd |
| Martyr | someone who suffers persecution or death for a cause |
| Notorious | widely and unfavorably known |
| Oscillating | moving back and forth |
| Quell | to quiet or to put down a disturbance |
| Scrupulous | very principled, careful and conscientious |
| Shard | a fragment of a brittle substance |
| Veracity | devotion to the truth, accuracy |