A Serious Man Glossary

A Serious Man Glossary

Defame

To damage the reputation of someone

Fabricate

To make up

Goy

A non-Jewish person

Incisor

A front tooth which has been adapted for cutting

Marvel

To filled with wonder because of someone or something

Orthodonist

A person who treats/fixes irregularities in teeth and/or the jaw (how the teeth are aligned, for example)

Rabbi

A Jewish religious leader/scholar/teacher

Remarry

To marry again after having already been married

Shiva

The period immediately following a funeral in which the Jewish people mourn the dead

Suspicion

Thinking that something is amiss; intuition

Surmise

Thinking something is true without having any facts to support it

Unsatisfactory

Not acceptable

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