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Unit 11 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alias | pseudonym |
| amble | saunter, ramble |
| burly | strapping, hefty,beefy, brawny |
| distort | disfigure, misshape, falsify |
| dogged | untiring |
| dumbfounded | speechless, stunned, flabbergasted |
| extinct | died out, vanished |
| fossil | relic |
| grit | dirt, mettle |
| inevitable | insecapable, fated |
| ingrained | deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible |
| meteoric | brilliant, blazing |
| parody | satire, travesty, lampoon, burlesque |
| prevail | win, rule, reign, overcome, conquer |
| rend | cleave,dismember, slinter, tear, asunder |
| replenish | refill, restock, refresh, restore |
| rummage | delve into, sift through, poke around |
| skimp | be stingy, scrimp, cut corners |
| sleuth | investigator, gumshoe |
| vandalism | willful destruction, malicious defacement |