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Breadwinner ch 1-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chador | full length cover for Muslim or Hindu women. It covers their head and body but not their faces |
| forbade | refuse to allow |
| decreed | an order to do something |
| burqas | a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by some Muslim women |
| Intricate | very complicated or detailed. |
| Taliban | Pashto for "students" or "seekers of knowledge |
| 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 and become unconscious |
| Basin | a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin. |
| Sensible | (of a statement or course of action) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit. |
| Eternity | infinite or unending time |
| Preoccupied | engrossed in thought; distracted. |