1. Vocabulary Sets 1-3

2.   Uncomprehendingly (adv): lacking understanding  Guttural (adj): harsh or disagreeable sound  Distorted (adj): to twist out of original shape  Cloying (adj): excessively sweet taste  Conspiratorial (adj): secretive  Guffaw (v): a loud or boisterous burst of laughter  Furrow (v): a deep wrinkle  Slovens (adj): inattentive to neatness in appearance  Timidity (n): lacking courage or self-confidence; shy  Vigor (n): bodily or mental strength  Mesmerized (v): hypnotized Vocabulary Set #1

3.   Dour (adj): angry or sullen  Lucid (adj): thinking clearly  Desecrate (v): to treat disrespectfully; destroy  Tremulous (adj): shaky or trembling  Periphery (n): outside boundary  Profound (adj): intellectual depth or insight  Alienate (v): to push away or make unfriendly  Impudent (adj): disregard to others  Vehemence (n): intensely emotional  Discernible (adj): to detect with the senses; recognize  Garish (adj): clothed in vivid colors  Affirmation (n): to confirm Vocabulary Set #2

4.   Ingrate (n): an ungrateful person  Ominous (adj): threatening  Dissipating (v): fading away  Fervor (n): intensity of feeling or emotion  Elusive (adj): hard to isolate; to avoid escape  Pervasive (adj): spreading throughout  Meager (adj): lacking; small  Riveted (v): firmly attached  Indelible (adj): lasting; cannot be removed  Plaintive (adj): mournful  Arbitrary (adj): random Vocabulary Set #3

5.   Yiddish : a German and Hebrew based language  Holocaust : great destruction of life  Passover : a Jewish holiday ritual symbolic of the Hebrews escaping from Egypt  Seder : a ceremonial feast usually held on the first night of Passover where 4 questions are asked by the youngest child attending  Haggadah : the telling of the story of Passover  Shul : Yiddish word for synagogue  Shtetl : Yiddish word for small village  Shadcan : marriage matchmaker  Malach ha-mavis : Angel of Death  Zugangi : newcomer Words to Know