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Color of Water Vocab 1-4
Vocabulary for The Color of Water, chapters 1-4
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English
9th Grade
03/07/2010

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Shiva/sat shiva
Definition
Jewish ritual mourning period lasting seven days
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Infallible
Definition
incapable of erring
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Reefer
Definition
(Slang) a marijuana cigarette
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Yiddish
Definition
A language derived primarily from German, Hebrew, and Slavic languages and written in Hebrew characters
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Guffaws
Definition
Heavy bursts of laughter
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Dowry
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Money or property brought by a wife to her husband at marriage
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Perilous
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Dangerous
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Motley
Definition
Showing great variety
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Kosher
Definition
Conforming to Jewish dietary laws
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Claustrophobic
Definition
Possessing a pathological fear of closed spaces
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Divulge
Definition
To disclose or reveal
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Fraught
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Accompanied
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Acknowledge
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To express recognition of
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Bland
Definition
Tranquil, soothing, or dull
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Paranoia
Definition
Unreasonable distrust or fear of persecution
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Implicitly
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Inherently; understood or implied
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Bourgeois
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Middle class (often used pejoratively)
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Emulate
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To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
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Partisans
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Strong supporters of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea
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