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The Breadwinner 1

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chador : a large cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl usually by Muslim women especially in Iran
forbid : to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against
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 : complicated
taliban : a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
looter : one that steals
decree : an official order given by a person with power or by a government
hospitable : given to generous and cordial reception of guests
tourban : 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 : the area of land around a large river and the small rivers that flow into it
sensible : designed for practical ends (such as comfort) rather than for appearance
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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