Vocabulary - The Breadwinner

Question 1

chador

Answer 1

A large cloth that is worn as a combination of a head covering, veil and shawl usually worn by muslim women

Question 2

marketplace

Answer 2

An open space where a market is held in a town

Question 3

Talib

Answer 3

A member of the Thaliban

Question 4

Disrupted

Answer 4

To interrupt by causing a disturbance or problem

Question 5

Dari

Answer 5

A type of persian language spoken by Afghans

Question 6

Pashtu

Answer 6

An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan. The official language of Afghnistan

Question 7

Labyrinth

Answer 7

A maze

Question 8

Militia

Answer 8

A military force that engages terrorist activity in opposition to a regular army

Question 9

Courtyard

Answer 9

An open roofed area that is mostly or entirely enclosed by the walls of a large bulding

Question 10

Scholar

Answer 10

A specalist in a certain branch of study; usually in humanities

Question 11

Burqua

Answer 11

An outer garment wich covers the body and the face

Question 12

Toshak

Answer 12

A narrow matress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs and beds

Question 13

Superior

Answer 13

Better than other people

Question 14

Filth

Answer 14

A large and unpleasant amount of dirt

Question 15

Looters

Answer 15

People who rob, especially on a large scale, and usually by violance or curruption

Question 16

Intricate

Answer 16

Complicated

Question 17

Eid

Answer 17

A muslim festival

Question 18

Rouse

Answer 18

Bring out of sleep

Question 19

Shalwar Kameez

Answer 19

a pair of ligh, loose trousers that come to a tight fit around the ankles

Question 20

Occupation

Answer 20

The holding control of an area by a foreign military force

Question 21

Nan

Answer 21

Oven-baked Flatbread, sometimes long, sometimes round. Found in West, Cenral and South Asia

Question 22

Fortress

Answer 22

A place that is pretected against attack; fortified

Question 23

Hobbled

Answer 23

Walk in an awkward way, typically because of an ingury

Question 24

Preoccupied

Answer 24

Thinking about something a lot or too much

Question 25

Stall

Answer 25

A booth stand with articles

Question 26

Attendant

Answer 26

An employee who serves customers

Question 27

Sensible

Answer 27

having good sense or judement; reasonable

Question 28

Brush

Answer 28

a light encounter

Question 29

Foreign

Answer 29

Coming from or belonging to a different place or country

Question 30

Idle

Answer 30

Without purpose or effect; pointless

Question 31

Fringe

Answer 31

a narrow area along the edge of something

Question 32

Pattu

Answer 32

A gray or brown woolen blanket worn by Afghan men and boys

Question 33

Sorrow

Answer 33

The feeling of sadness or greif cause especially by the loss of someone or something

Question 34

Distinctive

Answer 34

Different in a way that it easy to notice

Question 35

Dawdling

Answer 35

to move or act too slowly

Question 36

Karachi

Answer 36

a kart on wheels, pushed by hand, used to sell things in the market

Question 37

Latrine

Answer 37

An outdoor toilet that is usually just a hole dug in the ground