Pacify

After the truck that Amir was riding in had "Skidded around yet another turn" (p.229) and caused him to become sick again, the driver suggested that Amir "Try a lemon"(p.229) to pacify his nausea. Amir was reluctant to "Try a lemon" (p.229) because he believed that it would cause more of a problem instead of pacifying it.

Confront

While in thought, Amir is confronted by a choice that he had made as a child. When Amir notices that "Somewhere over those mountains, Kabul still existed" (241), he is confronted by the thought that the choice that he had made as a child ultimately landed him back in his homeland.

Deface

The sign read, "Please do not deface the property". If you deface the property You can be arrested and charged for a vandalism crime.

Confront

I am not the person who will just sit down and let something evil happen, I will usually confront the problem. To try and help get rid of the problems of today, we must confront the problems while working together.

Cerebral

It's unfortunate that Maria's youngest child developed cerebral palsy at a young age. Cerebral palsy affects several children of today's age and causes their brain activity to be severely limited

Capitulation

The assassination of their king and the revolt of the people caused the corrupt government to capitulate. The constant murder of the terroristic rebels caused the rebel forces to capitulate to the government.

Decapitate

When people were sentenced to the guillotine, they would be decapitated by a giant blade. When the police found the victim, they saw that the murderer had cut her body up and that her head was decapitated.