| A | B |
|---|
| cuffed | to strike with the palm of the hand |
| earnest | serious |
| compensation | a return of something lost or suffered---usually due to someone else's fault |
| Torah | the body of history and law contained in Jewish scripture |
| Exodus | the massive departure of the Hebrews from Egypt |
| rabbi | a professional Jewish religious leader |
| contagious | the passing of illness from one person to another |
| guttural | voiced in the throat |
| unleavened | containing absolutely no yeast |
| plagues | a curse, an annoyance, or an epidemic |
| simultaneously | done at the same time |
| nightshift | night gown |
| superstitions | beliefs, resulting from fear of the unknown |
| kosher | accepted by Jewish law as ritually fit for use |
| guffaw | a loud laugh or a chuckle |
| locust | a short, horned grasshopper that travels in swarms and strips land of vegetation |
| Yiddish | a Germanic language written in Hebrew and spoken by those who are Jewish |
