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Vocabulary Words for "Night"
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9th Grade
05/11/2011

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Hasidic
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A Jewish sect of mystics who believe in a joyful worship of God.
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Synagogue
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A building used by Jewish people for religious study and worship.
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Cabbala
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An occult Jewish philosophy based on a mystical interpretation of the Scriptures.
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Talmud
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A book of detailed expositions and interpretations of Hebrew scriptures. (Jewish law)
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Gestapo
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The secret police force of the German Nazis.
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Lorries
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Trucks.
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Rabbi
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A scholar and teacher of Jewish law; a Jewish spritiual leader.
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Zionism
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Formally, a movement for reestabloshment of a Jewish state; now, a movement supporting the Jewish state of Israel.
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Emigration
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The act of leaving one country or region to settle in another.
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Billet
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To lodge; to house.
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Passover
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A Jewish holiday celebrating the deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.
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Treatise
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A formal article or book on a particular subject.
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Expound
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To state in detail; to explain.
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Edict
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An offical public proclamation or order issued by an authority.
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Phylacteries
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Small cases holding copies of passages from Scripture worn on the forehead and left arm during weekday morning prayers.
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Truncheon
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A short, thick club.
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Compatriot
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 A fellow countrymen.
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Guerilla
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A soldier, often a volunteer, who makes surprise attacks and raid behind enemy lines.
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Expulsion
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A driving out, especially by force.
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Pillage
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To loot; to rob of property.
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Constraint
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Restriction, especially of feelings and behaviors.
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Hermetically
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In an airtight way.
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S.S.
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Abbreviation of Schutzstaffel, a military-style unit of the Nazi party that acted as a special police force.
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Incite
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To urge to act; to provoke.
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Unremittingly
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Constantly; without interruption.
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Nocturnal
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Of or happening during the night.
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Bestial
Definition
Like a beast; cruel and savage.
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Lucid
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Clearheaded; rational; understanding
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Oblivion
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A state of being completely forgotten.
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Harangued
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Scolded, especially in a noisy and bullying way.
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Kapos
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Nazi concentration camp prisoners who were given special privileges in return for supervising other prisoners.
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Compulsory
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Required; that which must be done.
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Wizened
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Chriveled; dried up.
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Blandishment
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A flattering remark that is meant to be persuasive.
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Sanctity
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Holiness; sacredness.
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Numerology
Definition
An occult system, built around numbers, of foretelling the future or exploring the unknown.
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Reprieve
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A postponement of punishment; a temporary relief.
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Aryan
Definition
A term used by the Nazis to mean a Caucasian person of non-Jewish lineage.
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Raucous
Definition
Loud and rough-sounding; hoarse.
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Rosh Hashanah
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The Jewish New Year, the spiritual new year whose observances include special prayers and religious rituals.
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Benediction
Definition
A formal blessing; an act of calling upon God during a religious service.
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Implore
Definition
To beg; to beseech; to plead sincerely.
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Lamentation
Definition
An expression of grief or sadness.
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Yom Kippur
Definition
the holiest day in the Jewish calender, the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness.
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Interminable
Definition
Endless or seeming to be endless.
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Emaciated
Definition
Abnormally thin, especially due to starvation or disease.
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Meager
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Of small quanity; not adequate.
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Crucible
Definition
A severe test or trial.
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Sage
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A person who is very wise, esecially as a result of age and experience.
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Calvary
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Literally, the place near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; often ised to mena an evperience of intense agony or grief
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Derision
Definition
Scorn; ridicule.
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Dysentery
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Intestinal inflammation causing abnormal pain and diarrhea(can be fatal)
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Red Army
Definition
The regular army of the Soviet Union.
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Annihilate
Definition
To destroy completely; to exterminate.
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Summarily
Definition
Promptly and without formality.
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Mountebank
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A fake; a charlatan; a trickster.
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Indeterminate
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Indefinite; vague; subtle.
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Encumbrance
Definition
A burden; an obstacle.
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Apathy
Definition
A lack of interest or emotion; indifference.
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Inert
Definition
Motionless; lacking the ability to move or act.
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