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Unit 11 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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alias | pseudonym |
amble | saunter, ramble |
burly | strapping, hefty,beefy, brawny |
distort | disfigure, misshape, falsify |
dogged | untiring |
dumbfounded | speechless, stunned, flabbergasted |
extinct | died out, vanished |
fossil | relic |
grit | dirt, mettle |
inevitable | insecapable, fated |
ingrained | deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible |
meteoric | brilliant, blazing |
parody | satire, travesty, lampoon, burlesque |
prevail | win, rule, reign, overcome, conquer |
rend | cleave,dismember, slinter, tear, asunder |
replenish | refill, restock, refresh, restore |
rummage | delve into, sift through, poke around |
skimp | be stingy, scrimp, cut corners |
sleuth | investigator, gumshoe |
vandalism | willful destruction, malicious defacement |