VOCAB UNIT FIVE

IMPERVIOUS

• Def: incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Sentence: Her impervious opinion could not be moved by the officer.
• Synonyms: immune, resistant
• Antonyms: open, vulnerable

IMPETUS

• Def: a moving force; impulse; stimulus
• Part of Speech: noun
• Sentence: The impetus could not be stopped.
• Synonyms: energy, momentum
• Antonyms: block, hindrance

JEOPARDY

• Def: hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury
• Part of Speech: noun
• Sentence: With the drones roaming the streets everything was in jeopardy.
• Synonyms: Danger, risk
• Antonyms: protection, safety

METICULOUS

• Def: finicky; fussy
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Sentence: Incredibly meticulous, the little boy refused to let his food touch.
• Synonyms: picky, particular
• Antonyms: careless, sloppy

NOSTALGIA

• Def: a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
• Part of Speech: noun
• Sentence: Bittersweet nostalgia echoed, she missed home.
• Synonyms: homesickness, yearning
• Antonyms: foward-looking, expectant

QUINTESSENTIAL

• Def: of the pure and essential essence of something
• Part of Speech: abjective
• Sentence: The young girl's quintessential beauty inspired the painter.
• Synonyms: classic, ideal
• Antonyms: additional, extraneous

RETROGRESS

• Def: to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition
• Part of Speech: verb
• Sentence: The project started to retrogress and we lost investors.
• Synonyms: degenerate, worsen
• Antonyms: improve, develope

SCRUTINIZE

• Def: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• Part of Speech: verb
• Sentence: The captain scrutinized his recuits, searching for weak links.
• Synonyms: analyze, dissect
• Antonyms: bypass, glance

TEPID

• Def: characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Sentence: He didn't jump at the chance, he was tepid.
• Synonyms: halfhearted, spiritsless
• Antonyms: caring, excited

HOLOCAUST

• Def: a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire
• Part of Speech: noun
• Sentence: The holocaust had started, burning various paraphernaila.
• Synonyms: catastrophe, devastation
• Antonyms: creation