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.

an official order issued by a legal authority.

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

a fundamentalist Islamic militia/Soldiers that took over Afghanistan.

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.

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

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

engrossed in thought; distracted.

a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.

a toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or barracks.

a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank.

a deliberate movement of the body—primarily the hands, arms, or head—used to express thoughts, emotions, etc.

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Breadwinner Ch 1-9

Term	Definition
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
decree	an official order issued by a legal authority.
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/Soldiers that took over Afghanistan.
Looter	a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.
Decreed	order (something) by decree.
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 bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin.
Sensible	chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.
Eternity	infinite or unending time.
Preocupied	engrossed in thought; distracted.
Routine	a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.
Dawdling	waste time; be slow.
Latrine	a toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or barracks.
Escort	a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank.
Gesturing	a deliberate movement of the body—primarily the hands, arms, or head—used to express thoughts, emotions, etc.

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