A Thousand Splendid Suns Vocab

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Culpable

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Deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.

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Minarets

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Slender towers of mosques from which Muslims are called to prayer.

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Façade

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The front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.

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Terra-cotta

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A hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.

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Incoherent

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Without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.

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Penance

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A punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.

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Recrimination

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The act of accusing in return; opposing another charge.

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Coveted

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Greatly desired or envied.

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Carnelian

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A red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.

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Lapis-Lazuli

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A deep-blue mineral composed mainly of lazurite, used mainly as a gem or as a pigment.