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Breadwinner Ch 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chador | a large cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl usually by Muslim women especially in Iran |
| forbade | to proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| burqas | a loose enveloping garment that covers the face and body and is worn in public by certain Muslim women |
| intricate | having many complexly interrelating parts or elements |
| Taliban | a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan |
| looter | one that loots |
| hospitable | promising or suggesting generous and friendly welcome |
| turban | a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia consisting of a long cloth that is wrapped around a cap (as by Muslims) or directly around the head (as by Sikhs and Hindus) |
| exhaustion | the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted |
| collapse | to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure |
| basin | an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing |
| sensible | having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason |
| eternity | the quality or state of being eternal |
| preoccupied | previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name |
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