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Vocab U11
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; otherwise called | alias |
| to walk slowly, stroll; an easy pace; a leisurely walk | amble |
| big and strong; muscular | burly |
| to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape | distort |
| persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up | dogged |
| so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered | dumbfounded |
| no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use | extinct |
| the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to a remote past | fossil |
| very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; to grind; to make a grating sound | grit |
| sure to happen; unavoidable | inevitable |
| fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain of fiber; forming a part of the inmost being | ingrained |
| resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's | meteoric |
| a humorous or ridiculous imitation; to make fun of something by imitating it | parody |
| to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to something by urging | prevail |
| to tear to pieces; split violently apart | rend (past tense, rent) |
| to fill again, make good, replace | replenish |
| to search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd items | rummage |
| to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give a little attention or effort to | skimp |
| a detective | sleuth |
| deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property | vandalism |