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Vocabulary Unit 11
Words and definitions for unit 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alias | (n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; (adv.) otherwise called |
| Amble | (v.) to walk slowly, stroll; (n.) an easy pace; a leisurely walk |
| Burly | (adj.) big and strong; muscular |
| Distort | (v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape |
| Dogged | (adj.) persistent, stubbornly, determined, refusing to give up |
| Dumbfounded | (adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
| Extinct | (adj.) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use |
| Fossil | (n.) the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; (adj.) having qualities that belong to a remote past |
| Grit | (n.) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to grind, to make a grating sound |
| Inevitable | (adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable |
| Ingrained | (adj.) fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being |
| Meteoric | (adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's |
| Parody | (n.) a humorous or ridiculous imitation; (v.) to make fun of something by imitating it |
| Prevail | (v.) to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging |
| Rend | (v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent) |
| Replenish | (v.) to fill again, make good, replace |
| Rummage | (v.) to search through, investigate the contents of; (n.) an active search; a collection of odd items |
| Skimp | (v.) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to |
| Sleuth | (n.) a detective |
| Vandalism | (n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |