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lanky
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs
sabotage
A deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
rabbi
Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
occupation
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
rationed
To restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
synagogue
The place of worship for a Jewish congregation
exasperation
An ___ feeling of annoyance
relocate
To become established in a new location
specter
A mental representation of some haunting experience
urgency
The state of being ___
pride
A feeling of self-respect and personal worth
mourning
State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
surge
A sudden forceful flow
latticed
Having a pattern of fretwork or ___
sprawling
An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
tantalize
To harass with persistent criticism or carping
courageous
Possessing or displaying ___
deprivation
A state of extreme poverty
concealed
To prevent from being seen or discovered
permeated
To spread or diffuse through
anthem
A song of devotion or loyalty
typhus
Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

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