001: Vocabulary

Question 1

a Jewish ritual service and ceremonial dinner for the first night or first two nights of Passover.

Answer 1

Seder

Question 2

the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, lasting seven or eight days

Answer 2

Passover

Question 3

the text recited at the Seder on the first two nights of the Jewish Passover

Answer 3

Haggadah

Question 4

bread made without yeast or other rising agent.

Answer 4

Unleavened

Question 5

pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted

Answer 5

Distorted

Question 6

produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Answer 6

Gutteral

Question 7

the part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.

Answer 7

Steerage

Question 8

a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents

Answer 8

Saga

Question 9

something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

Answer 9

Compensation

Question 10

form a circle around; surround.

Answer 10

Encircling

Question 11

make a continuous low humming sound

Answer 11

Droned

Question 12

a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men or during prayer by other Jewish men.

Answer 12

Yarmulke

Question 13

excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree

Answer 13

Cloying

Question 14

a thin, crisp unleavened bread, traditionally eaten by Jewish people during Passover

Answer 14

Matzoh

Question 15

sincere and intense conviction

Answer 15

Earnestness

Question 16

a language used by Jewish people in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust

Answer 16

Yiddish

Question 17

a small Jewish town or village in eastern Europe.

Answer 17

Shtetl

Question 18

the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Answer 18

Torah

Question 19

a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law; a Jewish religious lead

Answer 19

Rabbi

Question 20

time scheduled for work at night

Answer 20

Nightshift

Question 21

jump or dive quickly and energetically

Answer 21

Plunged

Question 22

cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

Answer 22

Mortified

Question 23

in an unwilling and hesitant way

Answer 23

Reluctantly

Question 24

characterized by deep sincerity.

Answer 24

Solemn

Question 25

as far as one knows or can see

Answer 25

Apparently