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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 |
| 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 |
| dumfounded | (adj) so amazed that one is unable to speak; bewildered |
| extinct | (adj) no longer in existence; gone out of use |
| fossil | (n) the remains of an animal or plant that lived in the past |
| grit | (n) very fine sand; courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v) to grind |
| inevitable | (adj) sure to happen; unavoidable |
| ingrained | (adj) fixed deeply and firmly |
| meteoric | (adj) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance |
| parody | (n) a humorous or ridiculous imitation; (v) to make fun of something by imitating it |
| prevail | (v) to triumph over; succeed; to exist widely; to get someone to do by urging |
| rend | (v) to tear to pieces; split violently apart |
| replenish | (v) to fill again; make good; replace |
| rummage | (v) to search through; (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 property |
