Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him. Nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence.

Encumbered means...

He was a master in the art of making himself insignificant, of seeming invisible.

In this sentence, insignificant means...

I was twelve. I believed profoundly. During the day I studied the dictionary, and at night I ran to the religious center to weep over the destruction of the Temple.

In this sentence, profoundly means...

The train full of deportees had crossed the border and on Polish territory had been taken in charge by the police.

In this sentence, deportees refers to...

At that time, it was still possible to obtain emigration permits to go to Palestine.

In this sentence, emigration means...

With some of my schoolmates, I sat in the Ezra Malik gardens, studying a treatise in the law books.

In this sentence, the word treatise means...

My father was telling them anecdotes and expounding his own views on the situation in order to help them understand.

In this sentence, the underlined words respectively mean...

The dawn brought new opportunities, and there was nothing left of this melancholy.

In this sentence, melancholy means...

My father was telling them anecdotes and expounding his own views on the situation.

Which context clue would help a reader to determine the meaning of anecdote?

At that time, it was still possible to obtain emigration permits for Palestine.

Which word contains the same base word and has a similar meaning to emigration?

They called him Moshe the Beadle, as though he had never had a surname in his life.

Which two context clues most helps a reader to determine or understand the meaning of surname?

He was a master in the art of making himself insignificant, of seeming invisible.

The Latin word significāre means to make a sign, indicate, mention,denote.

What does the prefix in- mean?

I was twelve. I believed profoundly. During the day I studied the dictionary, and at night I ran to the religious center to weep over the destruction of the Temple.

The Middle English word founden means based on or upon.

What does the prefix pro- mean, as used in this sentence?

The train full of deportees had crossed the border and on Polish territory had been taken in charge by the police.

The Latin root word port means 'carry.' Which word is NOT a form of the word deportees?

Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him. Nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence.

Something that is "cumbersome" means that it is burdensome.

Based on how encumbered is used in the sentence and based on the definition of the word cumbersome, you could determine that the root word "combre" (of French origin) means...

He was a master in the art of making himself insignificant, of seeming invisible.

Which word is the opposite of insignificant?

The dawn brought new opportunities, and there was nothing left of this melancholy.

The prefix "melan-" means dark, black.

Based on the definition of "melan-", which word would be a synonym for melancholy, as it is used in the sentence above?

They called him Moshe the Beadle, as though he had never had a surname in his life.

If Moshe the Beadle was also known as Mr. Moshe Jakob "The Beadle" Frank, then which of these would be his surname?

Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him. Nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence.

Something that is "cumbersome" means that it is physically burdensome.

Based on how encumbered is used in the sentence and based on the definition of the word cumbersome, which of these could be considered to be "cumbersome"?