Term
holocaust
(n.)
syn:contiagration,devastation,annihilation
ant: deludge,inundation |
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Definition
| a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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Term
impervious
(adj.)
syn:impenetrable, resistant,proof againist
ant:porous,permeable,vuinerable |
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Definition
| not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or enterance |
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Term
impetus
(n.)
syn:impulse, incentive,spur
ant: curb,hidrance,impediment,constraint |
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Definition
| a moving force,impluse,stimulus |
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Term
jeopardy
(n.)
danger
syn:risk,hazard,peril
ant: safety,sercurity |
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Definition
| experienced mountaineers know that a single mistake can put an entire expedition in serious |
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Term
meticulous
(adj.)
syn:fastidous, painstaking
ant:careless |
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Definition
| extermeley careful; particular about details |
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Definition
| a long for something past |
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