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The Devil’s Arithmetic

The Devil’s Arithmetic. Vocabulary Sets 1-3. Vocabulary Set #1. 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

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The Devil’s Arithmetic

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  1. The Devil’s Arithmetic Vocabulary Sets 1-3

  2. Vocabulary Set #1 • 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

  3. Vocabulary Set #2 • 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

  4. Vocabulary Set #3 • 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

  5. Words to Know • 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

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