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6th Grade Unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an assumed name | alias |
| to walk slowly | amble |
| big and strong | burly |
| to give a false account of | distort |
| persistent, refusing to give up | dogged |
| so amazed that one is unable to speak | dumbfounded |
| no longer in existence | extinct |
| the petrified remains of an animal or plant that lived in the past | fossil |
| very fine sand or gravel; courage | grit |
| sure to happen | inevitable |
| fixed deeply and firmly | ingrained |
| having sudden and temporary brilliance | meteoric |
| a humorous imitation | parody |
| to triumph over | prevail |
| to tear to pieces | rend |
| to fill again | replenish |
| to search through, investigate the contents of | rummage |
| to save; to be sparing with | skimp |
| a detective | sleuth |
| deliberate and pointless destruction of property | vandalism |