encumbered
loaded down; burdened
cherished
valuable
mysticism
vague, obscure thinking or belief' doctrine that states it is possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation and love
anecdote
short, entertaining, personal story
expound
explain or interpret, clarify
farce
exaggerated comedy; something that is ridiculous
hermetically
sealed in a completely airtight way
monotonous
tiresome because of little or no variation
pestilence
fatally contagious or infectious disease
firmament
the expanse of the heavens;sky
billeted
to be lodged, especially in reference to troops
ghetto
an area of a city which contains and restricts a certain portion of the population
Passover
a holiday celebrating the Jew's freedom from slavery in Egypt
Talmud
the codified body of Jewish civil and religious law including rabbinical commentaries on the Torah
Torah
the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible
truncheon
a club
waif
a forsaken or homeless child
Zionism
a political movement concerned with founding a Jewish state in Palestine
stench
offensive smell or odor
abominable
nasty and disgusting; highly umpleasant