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The bread winner 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chador | a large cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl usually by Muslim women especially in Iran |
| forbid | to order (someone) not to do something |
| burqa | a loose enveloping garment that covers the face and body and is worn in public by certain Muslim women |
| intricate | having many complexly interrelating parts or elements |
| Taliban | a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan |
| Looter | One that loots - steals goods usually of considerable value taken in war |
| decree | an official order given by a person with power or by a government |
| Hospitable | given to generous and cordial reception of guests |
| Turban | a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia consisting of a long cloth that is wrapped around a cap (as by Muslims) or directly around the head (as by Sikhs and Hindus) |
| Exhaustion | the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted |
| collapse | to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure |
| basin | an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing |
| Sensible | having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason |
| Eternity | the quality or state of being eternal |
| preoccupy | to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or preferentially |
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