| A | B |
|---|
| alias | an assumed name; otherwise called |
| amble | to stroll; a leisurely |
| burly | big and strong |
| distort | to give a false or misleading account of |
| dogged | stubbornly determined |
| dumfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak |
| extinct | no longer in existence |
| fossil | the remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremly old- fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to the remote past |
| grit | very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| ingrained | fixed deeply and firmly |
| meteroric | resembling a meteor in speed |
| parody | a humorous imitaion; to make fun of something by imitating it |
| prevail | to triumph over |
| rend | to tear to pieces |
| replenish | to replace |
| rummage | to search through; a collection of odd items |
| skimp | to save, be thrifty |
| sleuth | a detective |
| vandalism | deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property |
