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Breadwinner Ch 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chador | Full length cover for Muslim or Hindu women. It covers their head and body without hiding their face |
| forbade | Refuse to allow |
| decreed | Order something |
| burqas | Long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by some Muslim women |
| intricate | Very complicated or detailed |
| taliban | Afghan political and militant organization |
| looter | A person who steals |
| decree | An order |
| hospitable | Friendly and welcoming to guests |
| turban | A long cotton or silk wound around a cap or head, worn by Muslim men |
| exhaustion | A state of extreme physical or mental tiredness |
| collapse | Something falling in or down |
| basin | A wide, round open container used forr holding liquids |
| sensible | Chosen with wisdom |
| eternity | Unending time |
| preoccupied | Engrossed (take full attention) in thought |