Kite Runner Ch. 21-25 Vocab.

Epiphany

a divine manifestation

Remorse

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Turmoil

a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation

Pondered

considered carefully; thought over

Impunity

exemption from punishment or loss

Reproachful

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Fabricated

formed or conceived by the imagination

Squalid

foul and run-down and repulsive

Succulent

full of juice

Reputable

having a good reputation

Paunchy

having a large belly

Morbidly

in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree

Profusely

in an abundant manner

Irrevocably

in an irrevocable manner

Shrewd

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Obligatory

morally or legally constraining or binding

Surreal

resembling a dream

Gingerly

with extreme care or delicacy