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The Devil's Arithmetic Ch. 5 & 6 Vocabulary

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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.)
privy(n.) an outdoor bathroom, outhouse
Bar Mitzvah(n.) Jewish ceremony when 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 of straw or hair
timidity(adj.) lacking courage or bravery
rendar(n.) a leader in the community
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


A.W. Coolidge Middle School

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