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VOCABULARY BY: KAYLI TORGERSON. 1.) Aloofness "That is how I escaped my fathers aloofness, in my dead mother's books." (19) Def: at a distance especially.

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1 VOCABULARY BY: KAYLI TORGERSON

2 1.) Aloofness "That is how I escaped my fathers aloofness, in my dead mother's books." (19) Def: at a distance especially in feeling or intrest, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark- finkelstein/2012/06/05/tina-brown-bops-obama-aloof- not-lovable http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark- finkelstein/2012/06/05/tina-brown-bops-obama-aloof- not-lovable

3 2.) Shambled "I shambled about the Field on scraggy legs," (20) Def: to walk or go awkwardly http://m.youtube.com/#/watchsafety_mode=true&v= DFWMYgqgOqU&persist_safety_mode=1&desktop_ uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDFWMYgqgOqU%26safety _mode%3Dtrue%26persist_safety_mode%3D1 http://m.youtube.com/#/watchsafety_mode=true&v= DFWMYgqgOqU&persist_safety_mode=1&desktop_ uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDFWMYgqgOqU%26safety _mode%3Dtrue%26persist_safety_mode%3D1

4 3.) Tabla "...by adding electric guitars, drums, and horns to the traditional tabla and harmonium..." (61) Def: A small drum of pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/495776444/tabla- camp-music-workshop-for-kid-drummers http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/495776444/tabla- camp-music-workshop-for-kid-drummers

5 4.) Shirked "He shirked the austere..." (61) Def: To evade http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?safety_mode=true&v= AnUm2_OGQDY&persist_safety_mode=1&desktop_ uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAnUm2_OGQDY%26safety _mode%3Dtrue%26persist_safety_mode%3D http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?safety_mode=true&v= AnUm2_OGQDY&persist_safety_mode=1&desktop_ uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAnUm2_OGQDY%26safety _mode%3Dtrue%26persist_safety_mode%3D

6 5.) Bachem meaning "my child" or "my baby" (pg. 175) sentence: "how are you, bachem?" General Taheri said. https://www.google.com/search?q=baby&hl=en&clie nt=safari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=55UUY KGGOPR0wG0hoGgAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw= 1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7C5APlgRt2uJSjY M%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=baby&hl=en&clie nt=safari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=55UUY KGGOPR0wG0hoGgAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw= 1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7C5APlgRt2uJSjY M%3A

7 6.) Inshallah means "god willing" (pg. 66) sentence: "I know," he said, breaking our embrace."inshallah, we will celebrate later. Right now, I'm going to run that blue kite for you," he said. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=WOi0GjfRkS4&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWOi0GjfRkS4 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=WOi0GjfRkS4&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWOi0GjfRkS4

8 7.) Tashakor means "thank you" (pg. 67) sentence: I gave him my kite and spool, shook his hand. "Tashakor, Ali jan." http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=MyObfBBtsSM&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMyObfBBtsSM http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=MyObfBBtsSM&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMyObfBBtsSM

9 8.) Watan Meaning: native home or country (pg. 174) sentence: as the words of the Koran reverberated through the room, I thought of the old story of Baba wrestling a black bear in Baluchistan. Baba wrestled bears his whole life. Losing his young wife. Raising a son by himself. Leaving his beloved homeland, his watan. Poverty. Indignity. In the end, a bear had come that he couldn't best. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Tv7qKwiTENs&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTv7qKwiTENs http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Tv7qKwiTENs&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTv7qKwiTENs

10 9.) Irrevocably impossible to revoke: impossible to revoke, change or undo Pg 320: What happened in that room with Assef had irrevocably bound us. http://www.hark.com/clips/qwtrtwsfbj-i-was- unconditionally-and-irrevocably-in-love-with-himhttp://www.hark.com/clips/qwtrtwsfbj-i-was- unconditionally-and-irrevocably-in-love-with-him

11 10.) Periphery Meaning: position of little involvement Pg 88: Hassan milled about the periphery of my life after that https://www.google.com/search?q=periphery&hl=en &client=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=lJg - Ua6PLoXw0gG33IGYAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw =1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C5%3Bd%7Cj3gQMZum6R fs-M%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=periphery&hl=en &client=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=lJg - Ua6PLoXw0gG33IGYAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw =1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C5%3Bd%7Cj3gQMZum6R fs-M

12 11.) Mojarad Meaning: young single men Pg 146: Me a mojarad, a single young man, and she an unwed young woman. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rZPZLabns5c&desk top_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrZPZLabns5c http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rZPZLabns5c&desk top_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrZPZLabns5c

13 12.) Ghamkhori Meaning: depression, feeling sorry for oneself Pg 201: Often we wallow too much in ghamkori and self-pity. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=iPVVT- vUpu0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiPVVT- vUpu0 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=iPVVT- vUpu0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiPVVT- vUpu0

14 13.) Chuff Meaning: move with a regular or sharp puffing sound. Sentence: "He let out a chuff of laughter," (201) http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rUpXumrPpQc&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrUpXumrPpQc http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rUpXumrPpQc&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrUpXumrPpQc

15 14.) Gingerly Meaning: With great care or caution; Sentence: " Gingerly I walked up the drive way.." (260)

16 15.) Incisors Meaning: any of the four anterior teeth in each draw, used for cutting an gnawing Sentence: " revealed missing lower incisors" (201) http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=fS22tHO2DpA&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfS22tHO2DpA http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=fS22tHO2DpA&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfS22tHO2DpA

17 16.) Acacia Meaning: A small tree of shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family having clusters of small yellow flowers Sentence: "There was a tandoor in the corner in the shadow of an acacia tree," (205) https://www.google.com/search?q=acacia&hl=en&cli ent=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=u5oUa jzBeHi0gHI94G4BA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=102 4&bih=644#biv=i%7C1%3Bd%7CC- _h6XhqVgLFbM%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=acacia&hl=en&cli ent=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=u5oUa jzBeHi0gHI94G4BA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=102 4&bih=644#biv=i%7C1%3Bd%7CC- _h6XhqVgLFbM%3A

18 17.) Peshawar Meaning: A city in North Pakistan Sentence: " I come from Peshawar" ( 252) http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/09/201293 504611129.html http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/09/201293 504611129.html

19 18.) Mystic Meaning: Of obscure or mysterious character or significance Sentence: " I gave a lecture on the mystic Beydel" (249) http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/esca/tnemstic.htm

20 19.) Mosque Meaning: A Muslim temple or place of public worship Sentence: " The mosque!" (315) http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201281 852948844588.html http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201281 852948844588.html

21 20.) Convulsed Meaning: To shake violently Sentence: " His little body convulsed in my arms with each sob" (320) https://www.google.com/search?q=convulsed&hl=en &client=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=F5 0UZCCJOKi0AGPpYCwAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ& biw=1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C15%3Bd%7CRmuHkP tLNecOVM%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=convulsed&hl=en &client=safari&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=F5 0UZCCJOKi0AGPpYCwAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ& biw=1024&bih=644#biv=i%7C15%3Bd%7CRmuHkP tLNecOVM%3A

22 21.) Mullah Meaning: A title of respect for a person who is learned in, teaches or expounds the sacred law Sentence: "The two mullahs were consulting each other" (323) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/02/pakista ni-mullah-accused-girl-blasphemy http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/02/pakista ni-mullah-accused-girl-blasphemy

23 22.) Embassy Meaning: The official headquarters of an ambassador Sentence: "We don't have an American embassy in Kabul." (331) http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/02/201 32111254777386.htm http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/02/201 32111254777386.htm

24 23.) Erroneous Meaning: Straying from what is moral, decent, proper, ect Sentence: " It would not be erroneous to say Sohrab was quiet" (361) http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=lXQw8ZrDiTY&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlXQw8ZrDiTYo http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=lXQw8ZrDiTY&des ktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlXQw8ZrDiTYo

25 24.) Queries Meaning: Mental reservation Sentence: "Considering how tactless Afghan queries can be sometimes" (365) https://www.google.com/search?q=queries&hl=en&cl ient=safari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=X54- UbGBBOqx0AH- tYHoDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=644# biv=i%7C7%3Bd%7CC5-kXpjnwVf3cM%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=queries&hl=en&cl ient=safari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=X54- UbGBBOqx0AH- tYHoDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=644# biv=i%7C7%3Bd%7CC5-kXpjnwVf3cM%3A

26 25.) Consulate Meaning: The premises officially occupied by a counsel Sentence: "I went to the U.S. consulate," (308) http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/09/20129 1512714470776.html http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/09/20129 1512714470776.html

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