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6th grade unit #11
Question | Answer |
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Alias | an assumed name, especially as used to hide one’s identity |
Amble | to walk slowly, leisurely walk |
Burly | big and strong, muscular |
Distort | to give a misleading account of |
Dogged | refusing to give up |
Dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
Extinct | no longer in existence |
Fossil | the petrified remains of an animal or plant that lived in the past |
Grit | very fine sand or gravel; hardship or danger |
Inevitable | sure to happen |
Ingrained | fixed deeply and firmly |
Meteoric | resembling a meteor in speed |
Parody | to make fun of something by imitating it |
Prevail | to triumph over, win, to succeed |
Rend | to tear to pieces, split apart (past tense is rent) |
Replenish | to fill again |
Rummage | to search thorough |
Skimp | to save, be thrifty |
Sleuth | a detective |
Vandalism | deliberate destruction of public or private property |