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vocabulary workshop
unit 11 synonyms
| word | synonym |
|---|---|
| alias | (n.) pseudonym |
| amble | (v.) saunter; (n.) ramble |
| burly | strapping, hefty, beefy, brawny |
| distort | disfugure, misshape, falsify |
| dogged | untiring |
| dumbfounded | speechless, stunned, flabbergasted |
| extinct | died out, vanished |
| fossil | relic |
| grit | (n.) dirt, mettle |
| inevitable | inescapable, fated |
| ingrained | deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible |
| meteoric | brilliant, blazing |
| parody | (n.) satire, travesty; (v.) lampoon, burlesque |
| rend | cleave, dismember, splinter, tear asunder |
| replenish | refill, restock, refresh, restore |
| rummage | (v.) delve into, sift through, poke around |
| skimp | be stingy, scrimp, cut corners |
| sleuth | investigator, gumshoe |
| vandalism | willful destruction, malicious defacement |
| prevail | win, rule, reign, overcome, conquer |