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14 Cards in this Set
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Hasidism |
a mystical sect of Judaism that has a strict set of beliefs |
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Encumber |
Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult |
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Talmud |
A body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend |
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Anti-Semitism |
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews |
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Infernal |
Of or relating to hell and irritating tiresome |
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Hermetically |
to be airtight |
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Abyss |
A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm and A catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur |
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Abominable |
Causing moral revulsion |
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Petrified |
to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion |
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Kaddish |
A Jewish prayer recited over the dead |
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Harangue |
Lecture in length in an aggressive and critical manner |
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Leprous |
covered with scales |
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Reverie |
A state of pleasantly being lost in one's though |
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Bespectacled |
(of a person) wearing glasses |
