6th vocabulary unit 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alias | an assumed name, especially used to hide one's identity; otherise called |
| amble | to walk slowly, stroll; an easy pace; a leisurely walk |
| burly | Big and Strong; muscular |
| distort | to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape |
| dogged | persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up |
| dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
| extinct | no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use |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; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to a remote past |
| grit | very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; to grind; to make a 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 brilliance similar to a meteor's |
| 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 | (v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent) |
| replenish | to fill again, make good, replace |
| rummage | to search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd items |
| skimp | to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to |
| sleuth | a detective |
| vandalism | deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |
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