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vocabulary workshop
Level A Unit 11
vocabulary word | meaning |
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alias 1 | an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity |
alias 2 | otherwise called |
amble 1 | to walk slowly, stroll |
amble 2 | an easy pace |
amble 3 | a leisurely walk |
burly 1 | big and strong |
burly 2 | muscular |
distort 1 | to give a false or misleading account of |
distort 2 | to twist out of shape |
dogged | persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up |
dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
extinct 1 | no longer in existence |
extinct 2 | no longer active |
extinct 3 | gone out of use |
fossil 1 | the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past |
fossil 2 | an extremely old fashioned person or thing |
fossil 3 | having qualities that belong to a remote past |
grit 1 | very fine sand or gravel |
grit 2 | courage in the face of hardship or danger |
grit 3 | to grind |
grit 4 | to make a grating sound |
inevitable | sure to happen, unavoidable |
ingrained 1 | fixed deeply and firmly |
ingrained 2 | working into the grain or fiber |
ingrained 3 | forming a part of the inmost being |
meteoric 1 | resembling a meteor in speed |
meteoric 2 | having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's |
parody 1 | a humorous or ridiculous imitation |
parody 2 | to make fun of something by imitating it |
prevail 1 | to triumph over |
prevail 2 | to succeed |
prevail 3 | to exist widely, be in general use |
prevail 4 | to get someone to do something by urging |
rend 1 | to tear to pieces |
rend 2 | split violently apart |
replenish | to fill again, make good, replace |
rummage 1 | to search through, investigate the contents of |
rummage 2 | an active search |
rummage 3 | a collection of odd items |
skimp 1 | to save, be thrifty |
skimp 2 | to be extremely sparing with |
skimp 3 | to give little attention or effort to |
sleuth | a detective |
vandalism | a deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |