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Night Vocab 1

QuestionAnswer
encumbered loaded down; burdened
cherished valuable
mysticism vague, obscure thinking or belief’ doctrine that states it is possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation and love
anecdote short, entertaining, personal story
expound explain or interpret, clarify
farce exaggerated comedy; something that is ridiculous
hermetically sealed in a completely airtight way
monotonous tiresome because of little or no variation
pestilence fatally contagious or infectious disease
firmament the expanse of the heavens; sky
billeted to be lodged, especially in reference to troops
ghetto an area of a city which contains and restricts a certain portion of the population
Passover a holiday celebrating the Jews’ freedom from slavery in Egypt
Talmud the codified body of Jewish civil and religious law including rabbinical commentaries on the Torah
Torah the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible
truncheon a club
waif a forsaken or homeless child
Zionism a political movement concerned with founding a Jewish state in Palestine
stench offensive smell or odor
abominable nasty and disgusting; highly unpleasant
Created by: Peter Whitehead
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