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| holocaust (noun) | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious (adjective) | not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus (noun) | a moving force, impluse, stimulus |
| jeopardy (noun) | danger |
| meticulous (adjective) | extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia (noun) | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence (noun) | the puest essence or form of somethng; the most typical example |
| retrogress (verb) | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize (verb) | to examine closely |
| tepid (adjective) | lukewarm; unenthsiastic, marked by an absence |
