Collection 3: When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine

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  1. autonomy
    political independence
  2. botany
    the branch of biology that studies plants
  3. compatriot
    a person from your own country
  4. partition
    separation by the creation of a boundary that divides
  5. biscuit
    small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
  6. sari
    a draped dress worn primarily by Hindu women
  7. constitute
    form or compose
  8. sovereignty
    government free from external control
  9. Plymouth Rock
    a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
  10. Bunker Hill
    the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
  11. impeccably
    flawlessly
  12. camphor
    a resin obtained from the camphor tree
  13. fez
    a felt cap for a man
  14. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  15. areca nut
    seed of betel palm
  16. succession
    a group of people or things arranged or following in order
  17. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  18. jute
    a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
  19. reiteration
    an act or instance of repeating something
  20. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  21. apparel
    clothing in general
  22. concede
    acknowledge defeat
  23. plunder
    goods or money obtained illegally
  24. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  25. commemorate
    mark by some ceremony or observation
Created on Wed Jul 09 19:47:35 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:33:25 EDT 2014)

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