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6th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 11

AB
ailas(N) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity
ailas(ADV) otherwise called
amble(V) to walk slowly, stroll
amble(N) an 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extinct(ADJ) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use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
fossil(ADJ) having qualities that belong to a remote past
grit(N) very fine sand or gravel; courag in the face of hardship or danger
grit(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; froming a part of the inmost being
meteroric(ADJ) resembling a meteror in speed; having a sudden and temporary brillance similar to a meteror's
parody(N) a humorous or ridiculous imitation
parody(V) to make fun of something by imitating it
prevail(V) to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in genreal use; to get someone to do something by urging
rend(V) to tear ro pieces; split violently appart
replenish(V) to fill again, make good, replace
rummage(V) to search through, investigate the contents of
rummage(N) an active search; a collection of odd items
skimp(V) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely saring with; to five little attention or effort to
sleuth(N) a detective
vandalism(N) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property

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