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Lesson 19
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English
9th Grade
02/26/2012

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Holocaust
Definition
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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Impervious
Definition
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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Impetus
Definition
A moving force, impulse, stimulus
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Jeopardy
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Danger
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Meticulous
Definition
Extremely careful; particular about details
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Nostalgia
Definition
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
Definition
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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