Ground Zero Ch. 13-18 Vocabulary

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ascent

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a movement upward

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insurgents

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people who rebel against their government

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surreal

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beyond what is real or believable; bizarre

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tayammum

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Ritual washing before prayer with sand

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naan

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flat bread

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seethe

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be in an agitated emotional state

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retch

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to vomit

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badal

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tradition of revenge (a part of the Pashtunwali code)

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burqa

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a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by many Muslim women.

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resolute

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determined