1. Vocabulary: Orange WORDS

2. Impervious
Adj- not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
Syn-inpenetrable, resistant
Ant- porous, permeable, vulnerable

3. Impetus
N- moving force, impulse, stimulus
Syn-impulse, incentive, spur
Ant- curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

4. Holocaust N – a large scale destruction, especially by fire
Syn-conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Ant-deluge, inundation

5. jeopardy
N - danger
Syn- risk, hazard, peril
Ant- safety, security

6. meticulous Adj. - extremely careful; particular about details
Syn- fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Ant-carless, negligent, sloppy

7. nostalgia
N – a longing for something past; homesickness

8. quintessence
N – the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Syn-paragon, example

9. retrogress V – to move backward; to return to an earlier position
Syn- revert, degenerate, decline
Ant- advance, evolve, progress

10. scrutinize
V – to examine closely
Syn- inspect, to pour over
Ant-skim, scan, glance at

11. tepid Adj.-lukewarm, unenthusiastic, disinterested
Syn – insipid, halfhearted
Ant- heated, excited, enthusiastic