a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

required by law or a rule; obligatory

a person's face or facial expression

contemptuous ridicule or mockery

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations

a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups

a member of a traveling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia

an influential mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century in reaction to the rigid academicism of rabbinical Judaism. The movement declined sharply in the 19th century, but fundamentalist communities developed from it, and Hasidism is still a force in Jewish life, particularly in Israel and New York

in a way that is completely airtight

endless

a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates

the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime

cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)

A person who is wise

the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. It was established as a political organization in 1897 under Theodor Herzl, and was later led by Chaim Weizmann