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| alias | n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity;adj.) otherwise called |
| amble | v.) to walk slowly, stroll; n.) an easy pace; a leisurley walk |
| burly | adj.) big and strong; muscular |
| distort | v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape |
| dogged | adj.) pwesistent, 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 no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use |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-fasioned 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 dancer; v>0 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 jumorous or ridiculous imitaion; 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 |
| 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 |
