a full-length outer garment consisting of a large piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head and upper body leaving only the face exposed, worn by some Muslim women.

a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by some Muslim women.

a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government.

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

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.

of a structure) fall down or in; give way.

a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

. (of a statement or course of action) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.

engrossed in thought; distracted.

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Breadwinner chp 1-9

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Question	Answer
Chador	a full-length outer garment consisting of a large piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head and upper body leaving only the face exposed, worn by some Muslim women.
Forbade	refuse to allow
Decreed	order (something) by decree.
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	a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government.
Looter	a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.
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	of a structure) fall down or in; give way.
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.

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