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shrine A place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object
communist a person who supports or believes in a classless society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
textiles types of cloth or woven fabric
dowry property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
bunker a reinforced underground shelter typically used in war
shlep to haul or carry
bachelor a man who is not and has never been married
anti-semitic prejudice or discrimination against Jews
agency the idea that a person can make a choice to help himself
ghetto a section of the city where Jews were forced to live, usually with several families living in one house, before being shipped to camps
inducement to persuade or tell someone to do something
prey to get caught and killed for food
naturalization the act on the part of a government granting full citizenship to a
nisei second generation, born in the United States; children of people born in Japan
incalculable terrible pain or suffering of the mind or body
anguish terrible pain or suffering of the mind or body
samurai a warrior in the service of a lord in medieval Japan
desolate without the things that are necessary or desirable for life; very lonely or without hope
oblivion state of forgetting or unconsciousness
renounce disown, give up
saboteur a person who attacks or damages something, usually in secret
vulnerablity open to being wounded or hurt
emasculation the act of depriving strength, weaken; the act of depriving a man of his identity or role
patriarch a man who is the leader of a family or tribe
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