The Breadwinner 1-7

Question 1

chador

Answer 1

a large piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head and upper body leaving the head exposed, worn especially by Muslim women

Question 2

militia

Answer 2

a military force raised by the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency

Question 3

vibrant

Answer 3

full of energy and enthusiasm

Question 4

pry

Answer 4

to inquire too closely to one’s personal affairs

Question 5

idle

Answer 5

the state or quality of being

Question 6

peddler

Answer 6

someone who deals in and promotes something that is intangible

Question 7

relent

Answer 7

to become less harsh usually for the reasons of humanity

Question 8

brusquely

Answer 8

often signifies rudeness; it implied that the action is a little too blunt, direct, or curt

Question 9

hawked

Answer 9

to sell or attempt to sell something, especially to do so in a loud and intrusive manner

Question 10

urn

Answer 10

a container that has the form of a vase on a base and is often used to store the ashes of the dead

Question 11

resentful

Answer 11

feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly

Question 12

decree

Answer 12

officially decide or order that something must happen

Question 13

embroidery

Answer 13

art decorating material, normally using fabric

Question 14

preoccupied

Answer 14

engrossed in thought; distracted

Question 15

gingerly

Answer 15

in a careful or cautious manner

Question 16

parcel

Answer 16

a tract or plot of land/a package/the quantity of something

Question 17

attendant

Answer 17

someone who attends another to perform a service

Question 18

kameez

Answer 18

a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent

Question 19

billowing

Answer 19

to rise or roll in waves or surges

Question 20

labyrinth

Answer 20

something that is hard or complicated

Question 21

bristly

Answer 21

something that has a stiff or prickly texture

Question 22

intricate

Answer 22

very complicated or detailed

Question 23

illiterate

Answer 23

having little or no education

Question 24

warily

Answer 24

to be cautious or careful about something, to approach cautiously

Question 25

gruff

Answer 25

to say something with a short, abrupt tone