Vocabulary • Ch 7 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

She gave a curt reply to his question.

 

What does the word 'curt' mean?

• To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties

• Being brief or using few words

• Feeling sad or gloomy without cheerfulness

• About to happen or occur soon

Investigators were able to trace the origins of the mysterious phone call.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• To find evidence left behind

• To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties

• To prove someone is innocent

• To divide something into two equal parts

After careful thought, they made a deliberate decision.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• To prove someone is innocent

• To think carefully and choose something

• Not caring about others' feelings

• To keep trying and not give up

She displayed a callous disregard for the feelings of others.

 

What does the word 'callous' mean?

• Feeling sad or gloomy without cheerfulness

• To exchange or use a coupon

• Really simple and not fancy or fun

• Not caring about others' feelings

The vendor sold hot dogs from his food cart on the street corner.

 

What does the word 'vendor' mean?

• Being brief or using few words

• Not caring about others' feelings

• To keep trying and not give up

• Someone who sells goods or services

She was determined to redeem herself after her past mistakes.

 

What does the word 'redeem' mean?

• To divide something into two equal parts

• To find evidence left behind

• Not caring about others' feelings

• To exchange or use a coupon

She was conscious of the importance of her actions.

 

What does the word 'conscious' mean?

• To exchange or use a coupon

• To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties

• To divide something into two equal parts

• Aware, knowing what is happening around

The support for the project began to dwindle as time went on.

 

What does the word 'dwindle' mean?

• To slowly get smaller or decrease

• About to happen or occur soon

• The end or death of something

• To find evidence left behind

The hikers carefully navigated down the steep ravine.

 

What does the word 'ravine' mean?

• To think carefully and choose something

• The end or death of something

• A deep and narrow valley

• To exchange or use a coupon

The storm clouds grow darker, signaling the imminent arrival of heavy rain.

 

What does the word 'imminent' mean?

• Someone who sells goods or services

• Really simple and not fancy or fun

• About to happen or occur soon

• To slowly get smaller or decrease