Unit 4: Novel Study: I Am Malala

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  1. cricket
    a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players
  2. Taliban
    a fundamentalist Islamic militia
  3. helter-skelter
    with inappropriate haste and confusion
  4. rickshaw
    a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger
  5. bazaar
    a street of small shops, especially in the Middle East
  6. jihad
    a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
  7. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  8. blasphemous
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  9. secularism
    a doctrine that rejects religious considerations
  10. exchequer
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  11. flat
    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
  12. ibex
    a wild goat with large curved horns
  13. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  14. double-dealing
    acting in bad faith
  15. mufti
    a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
  16. fundamentalist
    a supporter of sacred texts as literal truth
  17. imam
    the person who leads prayers in a mosque
  18. Mullah
    a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam
  19. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  20. minaret
    a slender tower with balconies, especially on a mosque
  21. Urdu
    the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
  22. shalwar
    a pair of loose-fitting pants commonly worn in parts of Asia
  23. Kalashnikov
    a type of submachine gun made in Russia
  24. standard-bearer
    a soldier who carries the unit flag in a parade or battle
  25. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  26. martyr
    one who suffers for the sake of principle
  27. flog
    beat with a whip, rod, or cane
  28. gala
    a lavish public entertainment or celebration
  29. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  30. guarantor
    one who promises to pay back a borrower's debt if necessary
  31. cease-fire
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
  32. garland
    adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
  33. parched
    extremely thirsty
  34. hostel
    inexpensive supervised lodging
  35. astray
    away from the right path or direction
  36. tolerant
    showing respect for the rights or opinions of others
  37. illiterate
    not able to read or write
  38. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  39. norm
    a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
  40. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  41. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  42. epileptic
    relating to a common seizure disorder
  43. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  44. coma
    a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
  45. tracheotomy
    an operation to allow air to flow through the windpipe
  46. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  47. bounty
    payment or reward for acts such as catching criminals
  48. inundate
    overwhelm or fill quickly beyond capacity
  49. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
  50. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  51. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
Created on Mon Nov 09 10:14:23 EST 2020 (updated Tue Nov 10 10:25:01 EST 2020)

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