The Color of Water Group 3 - Period 2

1. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws. 1) Kosher the meat by salting it. 2) When preparing the food we must make it kosher. 3) Every meal that we eat is kosher

2. kosher

3. spry

4. candidness

5. yarmulke

6. modus operandi

7. A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction. "The synagogue had a small alter for worship. When the synagogue burned down, the Jews in the town had to find another place to worship. The new synagogue is much larger than the other one."

7.1. great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor. 1) The fervor surrounding her campaign continued right through election day. 2) The fervor of the argument was high 3) The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.

8. Mahogany is a type of wood that is very expensive. "Mahogany is usually made into fancy tables and chairs. Mahogany is a dark colored wood. Mahogany is very dense and doesn't float very well."

9. active, agile, nimble or brisk 1.) The man was very spry as he walked across the small bridge. 2.)The flamingos are spry when they stand on there one leg. 3.) People that work out everyday have a spry lifestyle.

10. fervor

11. dissipate

12. synagogue

13. nubian

14. mahogany