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3rd grade unit 8
Question | Answer |
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alias | a fake or assumed name, nickname |
amble | to walk at a slow easy pace |
burly | big and stongly built |
distort | 1. to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts; 2.to make false or change the meaning of. |
dogged | continuing despite difficulties or opposition or discouragement; persistent and stubborn |
dumbfounded | to confuse amaze or astonish |
extinct | no longer living or existing |
fossil | the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock |
grit | coarse and grainy; fortitude and determination |
inevitable | certain to happen; not able to be avoided |
ingrained | being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing |
meteoric | coming into existence swiftly suddenly brightly like a meteor. |
parody | a humorous imitation of something serious |
prevail | o emerge as dominant; 2. to successfully encourage; 3. to exist widely or generally |
rend | tear or be torn violently |
replenish | to make complete or full again; refill. |
rummage | to make a thorough search by turning over and looking through the contents of; |
skimp | work hastily or carelessly, to cut corners. 2. be cheap or frugal about |
sleuth | a person whose business is solving crimes and catching criminals or gathering information that is not easy to get |
vandalism | destruction or damage of property that is done on purpose |