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Mr. Jenkins 2b
Vocab cards
10
Language - English
10th Grade
02/07/2013

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2b                                                                       DB

holocaust (n)

 

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

Definition

A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burntoffering. 

 

Synonyms:

Conflagragtion, devastation,annihilation

 

Antonyms:

Deluge, inundation

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Impervious (adj)

 

Pit is best to store flour in a container with a plastic cover that is _________ to moisture

Definition

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

 

Synonyms:

Inpenetrable, resistant, vulnerable

 

Antonyms:

Porous,permeable, vulnerable

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Impetus (n)


The coming of winter gave a new ________ to appeal for food and clothing for needy families. 

Definition

A moving force,impulses, stimulus

 

Synonyms:

Impulse, incentive, spur

 

Antonyms:

Curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

Term

2b                                                                       DB


Jeopardy (n)


Experienced mountain climbers know that a single mistake can put an entire expedition in serious _____. 

Definition

Danger

 

Synonyms:

Risky, hazard, perill

 

Antonyms:

Safety,security

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Meticulous (adj.)


If you have a full time job outside of the home, you may find it exceedingly difficult to be a ______ housekeeper. 

Definition

Extremely careful; particular about details

 

Synonyms:

Fastidious, painstaking, fussy

 

Antonyms:

Careless, negligent, sloppy

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Nostalgia (n)


Looking atsold scrap books and reading old letters can bring on a vague sense of _________door days gone by and friends no longer near. 

Definition

A longing for something past; homesickness

 

 

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Quintessence (n)


Risking one's own life to save the lives of others is considered to be the _________ of theselfless valor

Definition

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

 

Synonyms:

Paragon, exemplar

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Retrogress (v)


In the novel thesurvivors of a nuclear explosion ______ into a slate of barbarism and anarchy. 

Definition

To move backwards; to return to an earlier condition

 

Synonyms:

Revert,degenerate, decline

 

Antonyms:

Advance, evolve, progress

 

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Scrutinize (v)


Lawyers are paid to ______ legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients. 

Definition

To examine closely

 

Synonyms:

Inspect, pore over

 

Antonyms:

Skim, scan, glance at

Term

2b                                                                       DB

Tepid (adj.)


A cup of _________ tea will not warm you up on a chilly morning. 

Definition

Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

 

Synonyms:

Insipid,halfhearted, wishy-washy

 

Antonyms:

Heated, excited, enthusiastic

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