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6th grade unit #11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alias | an assumed name, especially as used to hide one’s identity |
| Amble | to walk slowly, leisurely walk |
| Burly | big and strong, muscular |
| Distort | to give a misleading account of |
| Dogged | refusing to give up |
| Dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
| Extinct | no longer in existence |
| Fossil | the petrified remains of an animal or plant that lived in the past |
| Grit | very fine sand or gravel; hardship or danger |
| Inevitable | sure to happen |
| Ingrained | fixed deeply and firmly |
| Meteoric | resembling a meteor in speed |
| Parody | to make fun of something by imitating it |
| Prevail | to triumph over, win, to succeed |
| Rend | to tear to pieces, split apart (past tense is rent) |
| Replenish | to fill again |
| Rummage | to search thorough |
| Skimp | to save, be thrifty |
| Sleuth | a detective |
| Vandalism | deliberate destruction of public or private property |