| Term | Definition |
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| alias | (n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; (adv.) otherwise called |
| amble | (v.) to walk slowly, stroll; (n.) and easy pace; a leisurely walk |
| burly | (adj.) big and strong; muscular |
| distort | (v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape |
| dogged | (adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up |
| dumbfounded | (adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
| extinct | (adj.) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use |
| fossil | (n.) the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; (adj.) having qualities that belong to a remote past |
| grit | (n.) very fine sand or gavel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to grind; to make a grating sound |
| inevitable | (adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable |
| ingrained | (adj.) fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost beign |
| meteoric | (adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's |
| parody | (n.) a humorous or ridiculous imitation; (v.) to make fun of something by imitating it |
| prevail | (v.) 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 | (v.) to fill again, make good, replace |
| rummage | (v.) to search through, investigate the contents of; (n.) an active search; a collection of odd items |
| skimp | (v.) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to |
| sleuth | (n.) a detective |
| vandalism | (n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |
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