Reading & Creating Texts – Unit 1
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By Khaled Hosseini
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FIND THE DEFINITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND WRITE THEM ON THE SPACE PROVIDED.
CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Affluent, p. 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Intricate, p. 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Unscrupulous, p. 8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Congenital, p. 8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rendered, p. 8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oscillating, p. 8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reveries, p. 8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Veracity, p. 23 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Obstinate, p. 13 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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Havoc, p. 14 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Virtuous, p. 15 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aloofness, p. 19 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Melee, p. 20 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Valiant, p. 21 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contrite, p. 21 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Impeccable, p. 21 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vehemently, p. 24 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Imbecile, p. 28 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nemesis, p. 29 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Oblivious, p. 30 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feigned, p. 31 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Irony, p. 32 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Subtle, p. 32 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nuances, p. 42 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Trepidation, p. 43 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTERS 6, 7, 8, 9 Abhor, p. 52 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Indignation, p. 54 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Integrity, p. 54 VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Curtly, p. 60 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shirked, p. 61 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Austere p. 61 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Morose, p. 61 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Imminent, p. 77 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guileless, p. 78 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Insomniac, p. 86 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Harried, p. 91 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Anonymity, p. 93 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Interlude, p. 93
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Embodiment, p. 96 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Façade, p. 97 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grimace, p. 107 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTERS 10, 11, 12 Bazaar __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Drone __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shrouded __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Withered __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Stench __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cretin VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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Permeate __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cardamom __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tarpaulin __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Suitor __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Carcinoma __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Palliative __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Metastasized __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chastise __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTERS 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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Posh __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ensuing __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Incessant __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chuff __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Presumptuous __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oblivion __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Snickered __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Burlap __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Relic __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Obliges __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Haphazardly __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hunkered __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTERS 22, 23, 24, 25 Tote __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Morbidly __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Calloused __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hemorrhage __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paunchy __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Irrevocably __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teeming VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Turmoil __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Insomniac __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Epiphany __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eccentric __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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