Vocab
1) Pakora: Indian dish consisting of pieces of vegetable, chicken, itc. Dipped in spice batter and deep-fried. (p. 85)
2) Coquettish: A woman who makes teasing sexually; flirt (p. 86)
3) Coriander: An aromatic annual Eurasian herb in the parsley family (p. 87)
4) Kohl: A cosmetic preparation that’s powdered antimony sulfide, used to darken the rims of eyelids (p. 95)
5) Replete: Abundantly supplied (p. 96)
6) Mullah: A male religious teacher or leader (p. 102)
7) Cortege: A ceremonial procession (p. 103)
8) EID: The three-day Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (p. 103)
9) Peckish: Ill-tempered; irritable (p. 107)
10) Enmity: Mutual hatred (p. 117)
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