The Kite Runner - Vocabulary by Rohanna Nilsson https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner en-us 2022-11-04 09:23:09 UTC 2025-10-15 03:40:37 UTC hello@padlet.com to atone - (1) rohannan1 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369828941 to make amends for a crime or deficiency

to do things to make something right if you have made a mistake or done something wrong]]> 2022-11-04 09:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369828941 a harelip - (1) rohannan1 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369833403 a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip

when the top lip of the mouth has a split in the middle that is caused by a person's genetics]]> 2022-11-04 09:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369833403 to hunker - (32) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369846009 1. squat or crouch down low.

2. apply oneself seriously to a task.

]]> 2022-11-04 09:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369846009 vehemently - (24) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369851241 in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.]]> 2022-11-04 09:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369851241 obstinate (13) seant19 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369851983 stubborn; refuses to change his/her opinion about something]]> 2022-11-04 09:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369851983 Unscrupulous - (8) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369852634 Not having moral principles; to do something unfairly and not honest ]]> 2022-11-04 09:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369852634 Coyly - (45) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369852806
  • in an outwardly shy or modest way intended to be alluring.
  • in a way that shows reluctance to give details about something regarded as sensitive.

    • ]]>     2022-11-04 09:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369852806     a shard - (3) rohannan1 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369853433 a small and usually sharp piece of something]]> 2022-11-04 09:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369853433 tormentor - (10) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369854355 a person who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering on someone.]]> 2022-11-04 10:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369854355 Affliction(12) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369862133 Being in pain or cause pain/harm

    ]]>     2022-11-04 10:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369862133     Contrite - (24) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369868936 feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.]]> 2022-11-04 10:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369868936 theft https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369871945 Stealing 


    ]]>     2022-11-04 10:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2369871945     Dismissive (72) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374484651 Feeling or showing unworthy of considiration]]> 2022-11-08 06:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374484651 Kneading (100) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374486150 Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
    • make (bread or pottery) by kneading flour or clay. Massage or squeeze with the hands.

    ]]>     2022-11-08 06:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374486150     Panjpar - (57) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374486556 Panjpar is a popular Afghan two-player card game]]> 2022-11-08 06:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374486556 Curtly - (60) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374489609 so briefly or stiffly as to seem rude or snippy; tersely]]> 2022-11-08 06:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374489609 Coward - (77) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374491231 a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.]]> 2022-11-08 06:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2374491231 Grimace - (107) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376108738 An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

    Verb
    Make a grimace.]]>     2022-11-09 03:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376108738     Smuggler - (111) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376429185 someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally]]> 2022-11-09 08:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376429185 Unabashedly https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376429453 Without embarrassment or shame ]]> 2022-11-09 08:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376429453 Ironed arthurw2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431035 To smooth in with or as if with a heated iron]]> 2022-11-09 08:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431035 Glimpse (53) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431134 1. a momentary or partial view.

    2. see or perceive briefly or partially.]]>     2022-11-09 08:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431134     eroded - (75) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431632 (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).]]> 2022-11-09 08:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376431632 Hobbled (53) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376432328 walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.]]> 2022-11-09 08:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376432328 Thawed abdulfayyodm https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376434741 1a : to go from a frozen to a liquid state : melt. 
    b : to become free of the effect (such as stiffness, numbness, or hardness) of cold as a result of exposure to warmth. 

    from page 46 - ..as the trees froze and ice sheathed on the roads, the chill between Baba and me thawed a little. ]]>     2022-11-09 08:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376434741     Unkempt (85) yasminaa3 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376436721 (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.]]> 2022-11-09 08:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376436721 Coil (60) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376438118 a length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.]]> 2022-11-09 08:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2376438118 Hem - (107) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2385998192 The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and repaired
    - "I forced myself to look at Hassan, but his head was downcast, his shoulders slumped, his finger twirling a loose string on the hem of his shirt"

    ]]>     2022-11-16 04:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2385998192     Encapsulated (123) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387659561 express the essential features of (something) succinctly.]]> 2022-11-17 03:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387659561 Periphery (88) seant19 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387660212 The outer limit or edge of something. ]]> 2022-11-17 03:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387660212 searing (107) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387661368 extremely hot or intense.]]> 2022-11-17 03:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387661368 Mourn (129) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387661727 feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something]]> 2022-11-17 03:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387661727 Sluggish (91) anitak2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387662680 Slow-moving or inactive 
    Lacking energy or alertness ]]>     2022-11-17 03:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387662680     Unholster - (116) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387662997 remove (a gun) from a holster.

    ]]>     2022-11-17 03:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387662997     Embankment (111) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387663731 1. a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

    2. a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground.]]>     2022-11-17 03:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387663731     invigorating https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387663977
  • making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
  • "a brisk, invigorating walk"

    • ]]>     2022-11-17 03:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387663977     Scrawny (111) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387664414 Person/animal unattractively thin and bony.
    - "A scrawny dark-skinned man with hawk-boned features and pencil-thin mustache,"]]>     2022-11-17 03:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387664414     Chapandaz (21) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387665898 A master horseman of the Buzkashi competition. “I watched with horror as the chapandaz fell off his saddle and was trampled under a score of hooves.”]]> 2022-11-17 03:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387665898 Curfew (113) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387666713 a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night.]]> 2022-11-17 03:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387666713 Antacids - (130) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387667150 Antacids are medicines that counteract (neutralise) the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn. ]]> 2022-11-17 03:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387667150 Pleading (107) seant19 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387678254 Begging
    "Baba was pleading" ]]>     2022-11-17 03:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387678254     Forbid (107) seant19 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387680246 refuse to allow; not allowed to do something
    Ali says, "respectfully you can't forbid me anything" ]]>     2022-11-17 03:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2387680246     Massacred (216) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389646781 deliberately and brutally kill ]]> 2022-11-18 09:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389646781 Kolchas (138) anitak2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389647523 A kind of bread/ pastry

    "The flea market was where you sipped green tea with almond kolchas"

    ]]>     2022-11-18 09:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389647523     Gossip (125) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389652613 casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

    "The rest of them-" he used to wave his hand and make a phht sound" -they're like gossiping old women.]]>     2022-11-18 09:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389652613     Insomniac - (86) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389652701 a person who is regularly unable to sleep.
    "That was the night I became an insomniac."]]>     2022-11-18 09:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389652701     innards (110) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389653276 The internal workings of a device or machine.

    "My innards had been roiling since we'd left Kabul just after two in the morning."

    ]]>     2022-11-18 09:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389653276     overt (184) yasminaa3 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389653792 done or shown openly; plainly apparent.

    "By then, Khala Jamila's
    initially subtle hints had become overt, as in "Kho dega!" So! "When am I going to 
    sing alahoo for my little nawasa?""]]>     2022-11-18 09:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389653792     Obstetrics https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389654518
     a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, and a woman's reproductive system. ]]>     2022-11-18 09:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389654518     Fawning (150) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389655574 When you seek someones approval by praising or complementing them

    "Even if her borderline fawning on me clearly embarrassed Soraya" ]]>     2022-11-18 09:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389655574     calloused arthurw2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389656718 Having a area of hardened skin

    "The spool spinning in Hassan's calloused hands."]]>     2022-11-18 09:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389656718     Calloused https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389661194
  • (of a part of the body) having an area of hardened skin."a calloused palm"

    • ]]>     2022-11-18 09:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2389661194     Wade (136) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2391571535 Walk with effort through water or another liquid
    "I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom"]]>     2022-11-20 17:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2391571535     Rubble https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393691741 waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.]]> 2022-11-22 06:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393691741 Irrigated Plains https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393692140 Irrigated agricultural area refers to area equipped to provide water (via artificial means of irrigation such as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying) to the crops. In non-irrigated agricultural areas, production of crops is dependent on rain-fed irrigation.]]> 2022-11-22 06:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393692140 Beggar https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393692741 a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.]]> 2022-11-22 06:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393692741 sputtering https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393693035 make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.
    "the engine sputtered and stopped"
    ]]>     2022-11-22 06:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393693035     hysteroscopy (185) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694113 A hysteroscopy is a procedure used to examine the inside of the womb (uterus). It's carried out using a hysteroscope, which is a narrow telescope with a light and camera at the end.]]> 2022-11-22 06:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694113 soliloquies (193) yasminaa3 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694411 an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.



    ]]>     2022-11-22 06:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694411     Mourners (175) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694546 When the person attending a funeral is a relative or close friend of the dead person. 

    "Now the last of the mourners had paid their respect and the mosque was empty,"]]>     2022-11-22 06:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393694546     Ahesta boro (148) anitak2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393696131 Wedding song 
    "So weddings had come and gone and noone had sung ahesta boro for Soraya,"]]>     2022-11-22 06:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393696131     meticulous 170 abdulfayyodm https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393697999 showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
    "IVF proved lengthy, meticulous, frustrating and ultimately unsuccessful."]]>     2022-11-22 06:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393697999     Virtuous (178) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393700262 Having or showing high moral standards 'good behaviors'
    (usually towards a women)

    "And pure too. Virtuous. No boyfriends."]]>     2022-11-22 06:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393700262     garrulous (196) yasminaa3 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393700424 excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.]]> 2022-11-22 06:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393700424 Seizure (158) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393702432 1. the action of capturing someone or something using force.
    2. a sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit.

    "I heard someone say seizure"]]>     2022-11-22 06:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2393702432     lapel https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401280045 the part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening.]]> 2022-11-29 03:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401280045 to dwindle https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401282175 diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.]]> 2022-11-29 03:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401282175 Rotund (215) anitak2 https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401283816 Rotund describes anything that's plump or round, like a teapot or your chubby Aunt Agnes. Rotund describes someone who is round in shape, or obese.

    "Casting a shadow on half of his rotund face."]]>     2022-11-29 03:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401283816     Oblivion (226) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284060 the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.]]> 2022-11-29 03:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284060 Namesake (217) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284237 A person or thing that has the same name as another.

    "It is not necessary to tell you that his favorite part is the one with his namesake, Rostam and Sohrab."]]>     2022-11-29 03:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284237     Polio https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284662 Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person's spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move parts of the body).]]> 2022-11-29 03:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401284662 Brambles (222) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401288126 A gathering of blackberries
    "I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed."]]>     2022-11-29 03:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401288126     Decency (216) https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401288641 1. behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
    2. things required for a reasonable standard of life.

    "The savages who rule our watan don't care about human decency."]]>     2022-11-29 03:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rohannan1/g10kiterunner/wish/2401288641