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