Chapters 7-8
What does to sulk mean?
To be silent, irritable, and uncommunicative because of anger or disappointment
What are apricots?
A small, sweet-tart stone fruits, related to peaches and plums
What is a rebellion?
The action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.
What is a curfew?
A rule requiring people to stay indoors during specific hours
What are nutrients?
Essential chemical compounds in food (like proteins, carbs, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water) that your body needs to survive, grow, repair, and perform basic functions, providing energy, structure, and regulating bodily processes
Define: idle
Being inactive, unemployed, or not in use, and can also refer to something pointless or without purpose.
What does it mean to smuggle?
Move (goods) illegally into or out of a country.
What does dodged mean?
Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
What does restocked mean?
Past tesne of to relent.
Replenish (a store) with fresh stock or supplies.
What does a refugee mean?
Someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence
What does brusquely mean?
In a way that is quick and slightly rude
What is a glimpse?
A partial view
What are wares?
Pottery, typically that of a specified type.
What does relented mean?
Past tense of relent, meaning to become less severe, harsh, or strict.
What does exile mean?
An act or instance of being forced to leave one's country or home
What does dawdling mean?
waste time; be slow
What does gleefully mean?
Happily and with excitement or pleasure
What is a Pakul?
A soft, round-topped, wool hat that is popular in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
What does indignant mean?
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
What does poultice mean?
What is Karachi?
A city in Pakistan
What's a stint?
A set amount of time in which you do something — often work of some sort
What does thwack mean?
To strike forcefully with a flat object; a hard blow; the sound of such a blow.
What does glowered mean?
Past tense of Glower.
Have an angry or upset look on one's face.
Define the word: Derision
A state of being laughed at or ridiculed