full length cover for muslim or hindu women. it covers their head and body but not their face.

a fundamentalist Islamic militia

a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot

an official order issued by a legal authority.

friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests.

a man's headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs.

a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.

a wide, round open container, especially one used for holding liquid.

chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.

engrossed in thought; distracted.

of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own

the border or outer edges of an area or group.

in a careful or cautious manner.

speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words

(of a voice) rough and low in pitch.

give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity.

of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.

a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street.

the ancient, versatile craft of decorating fabric, apparel, or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn

characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

to waste time by moving slowly, idling, or acting in a lazy, aimless, or dilatory manner

to soften in attitude, temper, or determination, becoming more forgiving, compassionate, or less severe

a simple, often communal toilet facility, typically consisting of a hole or trench in the ground used in camps, barracks, or emergency, temporary, or rural settings.

a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.

a person who accompanies another to social events, for security, or as a hired companion

a deliberate or involuntary movement of the hands, head, or body designed to communicate, emphasize, or express emotions and ideas

find (something) in the ground by digging.

divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.

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Breadwinner Ch 1-10

Term	Definition
chador	full length cover for muslim or hindu women. it covers their head and body but not their face.
intricate	very complicated or detailed
Taliban	a fundamentalist Islamic militia
Looter	a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot
Decree	an official order issued by a legal authority.
Hospitable	friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests.
Turban	a man's headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs.
Exhaustion	a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.
Collapse	fall down or in; give way
Basin	a wide, round open container, especially one used for holding liquid.
Sensible	chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.
Eternity	infinite or unending time.
preoccupied	engrossed in thought; distracted.
Foreign	of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own
Fringe	the border or outer edges of an area or group.
Gingerly	in a careful or cautious manner.
Stammer	speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words
Gruff	(of a voice) rough and low in pitch.
Disguise	give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity.
Embedded	of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.
Curse	a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
Vendors	a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street.
Embroidery	the ancient, versatile craft of decorating fabric, apparel, or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn
Distinctive	characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
Dawdle/dawdling	to waste time by moving slowly, idling, or acting in a lazy, aimless, or dilatory manner
Relent/relented	to soften in attitude, temper, or determination, becoming more forgiving, compassionate, or less severe
Latrine	a simple, often communal toilet facility, typically consisting of a hole or trench in the ground used in camps, barracks, or emergency, temporary, or rural settings.
Collide	hit with force when moving.
Routine	a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.
Escort	a person who accompanies another to social events, for security, or as a hired companion
Gesture /gesturing	a deliberate or involuntary movement of the hands, head, or body designed to communicate, emphasize, or express emotions and ideas
Unearth	find (something) in the ground by digging.
Sever	divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.

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