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15 Cards in this Set
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jeopardy
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(noun) danger
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meticulous
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(adjective) extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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(noun) a longing for something past; homesickness
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holocaust
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(noun) a large scale destruction, especially by fire, a vast slaughter
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impervious
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(adjective) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage of entrance
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impetus
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(noun) a moving force; impulse
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quintessence
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(noun) the purist form or essence of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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(verb) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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(verb) to exam closely
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tepid
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(adjective) lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
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adversary
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(noun)an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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(verb) to turn away; to make hostile or indifferent; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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(verb)a clever trick; a clever skill
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coerce
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(verb) to compel or force
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craven
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(adjective; noun) cowardly; coward
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