Vocab Flashcard 3

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Holocaust

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A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Impervious

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Not affected or hurt; no passage or entrance.

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Impetus

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A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful, particular about details

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past; homesickness.

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Quintessence

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The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Retrogress

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To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, lacking interest