Unit 11

Question 1

alias

Answer 1

a fake name used to hide one’s identity

Question 2

amble

Answer 2

a pace or to walk slowly

Question 3

burly

Answer 3

big strong and muscular

Question 4

distort

Answer 4

to give false information or misleading account to twist out of shape

Question 5

dogged

Answer 5

persistent stubbornly determined refusing to give up

Question 6

dumbfounded

Answer 6

so amazed

Question 7

extinct

Answer 7

no longer existent

Question 8

grit

Answer 8

very fine sand/gravel or courage in face of hardships or danger

Question 9

inevitable

Answer 9

sure to happen unavoidable

Question 10

ingrained

Answer 10

fixed deeply and firmly working into the grain or fiber forming a part of an inmost being

Question 11

meteoric

Answer 11

resembling a meteor in speed having sudden and temporary brilliance like a meteor

Question 12

parody

Answer 12

humorous or ridiculous imitation to make fun of some someone by imitating it

Question 13

prevail

Answer 13

to triumph over to succeed to exist widely be in general use to get someone to do something by urging

Question 14

relic

Answer 14

object from the past with historical value a trace of an outdated costum

Question 15

rend

Answer 15

to tear apart split violently

Question 16

replenish

Answer 16

to fill again make good replace

Question 17

rummage

Answer 17

to search through an active search collection of odd items

Question 18

skimp

Answer 18

to save to be extremely sparing

Question 19

sleuth

Answer 19

a detective

Question 20

vandalism

Answer 20

a pointless destruction of property