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8th Grade Reading
I Am Malala Vocabulary Part 1: Prologue-Chapter 5
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| an introduction to preceding events or developments; prior to; before. | prologue |
| a pair of light, loose, pleated trousers (pants) tapering to a tight fit around the ankles. | shalwar |
| a long tunic or shirt. | kamiz |
| an open-air game played on a large grass field with ball, bats, and two wickets, between teams of eleven players, the object of the game being to score more runs than the opposition. | cricket |
| a market in a Middle Eastern country; a large shop selling miscellaneous goods. | bazaar |
| father | Aba |
| a Muslim place of worship. | mosque |
| language of the Pashtun people in the Middle East | Pashto |
| a thin pancake of unleavened whole grain bread cooked on a griddle. | chapati |
| bus | dyna |
| a hinged flap at the back of the truck that can be lowered or removed when loading or unloading the vehicle; a tailgate. | tailboard |
| a light, two-wheeled hooded vehicle drawn by one or more people. | rickshaw |
| each of the sets of three stumps with two bails across the top at either end of the pitch, defended by a batsman; equipment for the game cricket. | wickets |
| to tell someone officially that they have done something wrong. | reprimand |
| to comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment. | consoled |
| the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. | hospitality |
| making a disturbing harsh and loud noise. | raucous |
| the practice among women in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of living in a separate room or behind a curtain, or of dressing in all-enveloping clothes, in order to stay out of the sight (seclusion) of men or strangers. | Purdah |
| having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment. | devout |
| The Muslim Festival that comes at the end of the time linked to the annual pilgrimage of the Haji. | Big Eid |
| the Muslim Festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan. | Small Eid |
| heavily loaded or weighed down. | laden |
| the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. | Ramadan |
| a water-worn ravine. | gully |
| The basic monetary unit in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal (and other countries) used for money. | rupees |
| appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening | looming |
| the Islamic sacred book believed to be the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the arch-angel Gabriel and written down in Arabic. | Holy Quran |
| a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake. | Richter Scale |
| a person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion. | fundamentalist |
| a college for Islamic instruction. | madrasa |
| a Muslim educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. | mullah - (mah-lah) |
| the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. | blasphemy |
| an educated, learned Muslim scholar especially in India - often used as a form of address. | maulana |
| committed to one's religious doctrine. | pious |
| the term for God in Islam. | Allah |
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