| A | B |
| dayenu | (n.) a Jewish song |
| flexed | (v.) to bend, tighten or contract |
| tentatively | (adj.) unsure, uncertain; not definite |
| cloak | (n.) a loose outer garment, like a cape or coat |
| companionable | (adj.) pleasant to be with, congenial |
| privy | (n.) an outdoor bathroom, outhouse |
| Bar Mitzvah | (n.) Jewish ceremony where a 13 year old boy becomes an adult memeber of the community |
| shmatte | (n.) an old raggedy garment, tattered clothing |
| shul | (n.) yiddish for synogogue |
| plaits | (n.) a braid, especially made of straw or hair |
| timidity | (adj.) lacking courage or bravery |
| rendar | (n.) village leader |
| schnorrers | (n.) a term for a Jewish beggar, a moocher |
| Tante | (n.) Yiddish for aunt |
| yeshiva | (n.) a Jewish school for religious education |
| cossack | (n.) eastern European warrior peasant |
| goy/goyish | (n.) non-Jewish person, a gentile |