Iqbal Vocab Test 1

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Antonym of 'numskull' in the context: "The master called them numskulls for working slowly and poorly."

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genius

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"The day I arrived, Hussain Khan had taken a clean slate and made some signs on it." What indicates that a slate is a writing surface?

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had made some signs on it

Front

The children worked to pay off a ____________ for their family.

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debt

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Definition of 'bonded' in context: "We had all been bonded to Hussain Khan to pay off debts..."

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to be held to a promise or obligation

Front

Genre of "Iqbal"?

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historical fiction

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Meaning of 'fatigue' in the excerpt: "When we finally stopped for lunch we were dulled by fatigue..."

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exhaustion

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Machine for making carpets

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loom

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Narrator of the story

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Fatima

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"We all ate together, greedily dipping our bread into the large bowl on the ground, while we chatted incessantly of the dreams we had during the night." What word is not a synonym of incessantly?

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quickly

Front

What is a rupee?

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money of Pakistan