Grade 10 English II

Pre-AP World Literature

Vocabulary List
The Kite Runner Chapters 14-19
Week of 03/14-03/18
soliloquies
speeches in which a person talks to himself
garrulous
talking too much; long winded
collateral damage
killing of civilians or damaging of non military structures in the course of
military operations such as a bombing raid
melancholic
gloomy;emotional;depressed
pragmatic
viewing things in a practical, matter of fact way
affable
friendly;genial; courteous and respectful of others
empathy
the process of mentally entering into another's feelings or motives;
compassion
snickered
laughing in a half-repressed, disrespectful way
jihad
religious war of Muslims against non-believers
cursory
hasty; superficial