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Level E-2b
English II Wesbecher/Means
10
English
10th Grade
01/04/2013

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holocaust

Definition
(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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impervious
Definition
(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
Definition
(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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(n) danger
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meticulous
Definition
(adj) extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
Definition
(n) a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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(n) the purest essence of form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condion
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scrutinize
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(v) to examine closely
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tepid
Definition
(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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