ESL Fast Essays #9 Passover

Mrs. N (United States of America)
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  1. commemorative
    intended to honor the memory of someone or something
    This is why at the commemorative Passover meal, Jewish people eat matzo, bread without yeast, also known as unleavened bread.
  2. exodus
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
    Inside the Haggadah is also the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt.
  3. testament
    strong evidence for something
    Passover is a Jewish holiday that remembers and celebrates their liberation from ancient Egyptian slavery as described in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  4. ritual
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
    There are very specific rituals that happen at the Seder meal.
  5. yeast
    a single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually
    This is why at the commemorative Passover meal, Jewish people eat matzo, bread without yeast, also known as unleavened bread.
  6. plague
    any large-scale calamity
    According to the story in the Bible, God punished ancient Egypt with 10 plagues.
  7. liberation
    the act of freeing someone or something
    Passover is a Jewish holiday that remembers and celebrates their liberation from ancient Egyptian slavery as described in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  8. bondage
    the state of being under the control of another person
    After this last plague the Egyptian king, known as the Pharaoh, agreed to release the ancient Jews from bondage.
  9. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
    There are very specific rituals that happen at the Seder meal.
  10. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
    The vegetable symbolizes the humble origins of the Jewish people.
  11. origin
    the place where something begins
    The vegetable symbolizes the humble origins of the Jewish people.
  12. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
    After this last plague the Egyptian king, known as the Pharaoh, agreed to release the ancient Jews from bondage.
  13. punish
    impose a penalty on
    According to the story in the Bible, God punished ancient Egypt with 10 plagues.
  14. slave
    a person who is forcibly held in servitude
    Passover is a Jewish holiday that remembers and celebrates their liberation from ancient Egyptian slavery as described in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Created on Tue Aug 04 14:38:56 EDT 2020

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