Night Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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a worker in a church, a synagogue, or a parish

A

beadle

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2
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the religious study of the meaning of Judaism

A

cabbala

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3
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a book about the Jewish faith

A

Talmud

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4
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a group of books that explain cabbala beliefs

A

Zohar

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5
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a territory in Romania

A

Transylvania

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6
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a family name

A

surname

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7
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forced to leave or move out

A

expelled

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8
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people who are expelled from their home or country by authorities

A

deportees

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9
Q

the police of Nazi Germany

A

Gestapo

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10
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to kill all the people of one group

A

exterminate

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11
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great pain or distress

A

anguish

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12
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a feeling or sense about a future event

A

premonition

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13
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exhausted, worried, and worn out

A

haggard

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14
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the forced removal of Jewish people to concentration camps by Nazi soldiers

A

deportation

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15
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an author drops hints or clues about plot development that will happen later in the story

A

foreshadowing

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16
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eternal

A

infinite

17
Q

a ruling that becomes law

A

edict

18
Q

scriptures that are read during prayers

A

phylacteries

19
Q

short, thick clubs

A

truncheons