A Thousand Splendid Suns Vocabulary Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards for vocabulary words from A Thousand Splendid Suns.

__ is the quality of being distant or uninterested.

The quality or state of being distant or uninterested; an appearance of being ‘too cool’ or overconfident

__ means tending to cause arguments.

Tending to cause arguments or strife; quarrelsome

The entire stock of skills is called __.

The entire stock of skills, techniques, schooling/ degrees or devices used in a particular field or occupation

__ refers to an unlawful secret.

Unlawful secret, formulated to cause questions or doubt

A __ person is foolish.

A foolish or unintelligent person

__ means abrupt in manner.

Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

A __ is a joining of the edges of a wound.

A joining of the edges of a wound by stitching it up

__ means very rigid and inflexible.

Very rigid, inflexible, strong; often used for legal documents

__ refers to moral excellence.

Moral excellence; goodness; righteousness; like being generous, courageous, and having patience

__ means difficult to work with.

Difficult to work with; a nuisance/ annoyance

__ means to go at a slow, easy pace.

To go at a slow, easy pace; stroll

__ is the state of being anonymous.

The state or quality of being anonymous; Nameless, hidden, or masked

__ is the desire to inflict harm.

Desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness

__ is a coarse, strong fabric.

A plain-woven, coarse strong fabric; often times used to ship food/ goods (like coffee and potatoes)

__ means artfully shy or reserved.

Artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; evasiveness that causes attention from others