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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) an easy place; a leisurely walk |
| burly | (adj) big and strong; muscular |
| distort | (v) to give 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| extinct | (adj) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use |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 gravel; 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 being |
| 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, to 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 off 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 |
