THE KITE RUNNER- volume 1

Congenital (adj)

• pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment; having by nature a specified character

scoffed (v)

• to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often fol. by at):

Intricacies (noun)

intricate character or state; an intricate part, action, etc.

• Melee(noun)

intricate character or state; an intricate part, action, etc.

• Jostled (verb)

to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely; to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving; to exist in close contact or proximity with

• Vehemently (adv)

• zealous; ardent; impassioned; characterized by rancor or anger; violent

• Revving (verb)

to increase in strength or accelerate sharply

• Nemesis (noun)

something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.; an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome

• Obstinacy (noun)

the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness; unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.

Trepidation (noun)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

• Lorries (noun)

a motor truck, esp. a large one; any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory;a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides.

• Squabbling (verb)

to engage in a petty quarrel.

• Gnarled (adj)

bent; twisted; having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance; crabby; cantankerous

• Imminent (adj)

likely to occur at any moment; impending; projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

• Lumbering (verb)

to become useless or to be stored away as useless

• Bazaar (noun)

a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the Middle East; a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.

• Drone (noun)

a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat; a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer.

• Shrouded (adj)

wrapped or clothed for burial; covered, hidden from view; veiled, as in obscurity or mystery

• Stench (noun)

an offensive smell or odor; stink; a foul quality