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| no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use | extinct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