Vocabulary Unit 2 10th

SYNONYM: Impenetrable, resistant, proof against

• impervious

• scrutinize

• nostalgia

• meticulous

ANTONYM: Curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

• impetus

• retrogress

• jeopardy

• holocaust

ANTONYM: Heated, excited, enthusiastic

• tepid

• meticulous

• scrutinize

• quintessence

SYNONYM: Paragon, exemplar

• quintessence

• impervious

• impetus

• nostalgia

ANTONYM: Advance, evolve, progress

• retrogress

• meticulous

• nostalgia

• quintessence

ANTONYM: Safety, security

• jeopardy

• tepid

• scrutinize

• meticulous

SYNONYM: Revert, degenerate, decline

• jeopardy

• holocaust

• retrogress

• tepid

ANTONYM: Skim, scan, glance at

• holocaust

• impetus

• scrutinize

• meticulous

Journalists at the time were eager to interview survivors of the Chicago __________.

• holocaust

• jeopardy

• quintessence

• tepid

In the novel, the survivors of a nuclear explosion __________ed into a state of barbarism and anarchy.

• scrutinize

• retrogress

• nostalgia

• impervious