Unkt 11 Hw Flashcards

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Amble

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To walk slowly

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Alias

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An assumed name especially as used to hide ones identity

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Burly

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Big and strong; muscular

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Distort

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To give a false or misleading account of

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Dogged

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Persistent stubbornly determined refusing to give up

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Dumbfounded

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So amazed that one is unable to speak

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Extinct

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No longer in existence

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Fossil

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The petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past

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Grit

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Very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger

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Inevitable

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Sure to happen, unavoidable

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Meteoric

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Resembling a meteor in speed having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor

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Parody

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A humorous or ridiculous imitation

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Prevail

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To triumph over, to succeed; to exist widely

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Rend

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To tear to pieces split violently apart

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Replenish

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To fill again,make good, replace

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Rummage

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To search through, investigate the contents of

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Skimp

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To save be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with

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Sleuth

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A detective

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Vandalism

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Deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property.