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Unit 11 definitions
Term | Definition |
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alias | an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; otherwise called |
amble | to walk slow, stroll; an easy pace; leisurely walk |
burly | big and strong; mucular |
distort | to give a false or misleading account of; to twist of shape |
dogged | persistent, stubbornly determined, refused to give up |
dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, be wildered |
extinct | no longer in existence, no longer active; gone out of use |
fossil | the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; extremely old fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to a remote past |
grit | very fine sand or gravel; courge in the face of hardship or danger; to grind; to make grating sound |
inevitable | sure to happen unavoidable |
ingrained | fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being |
meteoric | resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliances similar to the meteor |
parody | a humorous or ridiculous imitation; to make fun of something by imitating it |
prevail | to triumph over,to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging |
rend | to tear to pieces split violently apart |
replenish | to fill again, make good, replace |
rummage | to search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd times |
skimp | to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with: to give a little tension to or effort to |
sleuth | a detective |
vandalism | deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |