1. Molly’s Pilgrim Vocabulary

2. tenement A building divided into separate apartments for rent
Molly lived in a poor tenement apartment in New York.

3. synagogue A Jewish house of worship
Jewish people go to the synagogue to worship.

4. ignorant Having little knowledge, not knowing, unaware
Joe was ignorant about the process of photosynthesis and could not explain it to his teacher.

5. pilgrim
People who came from England to America for freedom to worship

6. taunted To make fun of or say mean insulting things to
Elizabeth taunted Molly because she could not speak English like everyone else.

7. embroidered To make or fill in a design with needlework
Molly’s mother made an embroidered handkerchief for her.