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BHS vocabulary unit 2
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10th Grade
11/13/2011

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Term
holocaust (n) great devastation or destruction mass slaughter
Definition
during world war 2 there was a holocaust were hitler tried to kill all of the jews.
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impervious (adj)
Definition

incapable of being affected

 

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impetus (n)
Definition

a moving force, stimulus

the impetus wind took down all of the trees because it was strong.

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jeopardy (n)
Definition

risk or danger

when people go to war their lifes are in jeopardy.

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meticulous (adj)
Definition

pecise, thorough, paying close attention to detail.

when the kid was playing a hard game he was meticulous on every step to win.

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nostalgia (n)
Definition

desire to return and a former time, place , a sentimental yearning.

when people go to an another country they get nostalgia to return back.

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quintessence (n)
Definition
most perfect embodiment of something
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retrogress (v)
Definition
to go backward, usually to a worse condition.
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scrutinize (v)
Definition
to examine in detail
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