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Unit 11(definitions) Flashcards

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What is the definition of amble?

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To walk slowly,stroll

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What is the definition of alias?

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An assumed name

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What is the definition of burly?

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Big and strong

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What is the definition of distort?

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To give a false or misleading account

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What is the definition of dogged?

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Persistent,stubbornly determined

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What is the definition of dumbfounded?

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So amazed that one is unable to speak

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What is the definition of extinct?

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No longer in existence

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What is the definition of fossil?

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

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What is the definition of grit?

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Very fine sand or gravel

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what is the definition of Inevitable?

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Sure to happen

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What is the definition of Ingrained?

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Fixed deeply and firmly

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What is the definition of Meteoric?

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Resembling a meteor in speed

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What is the definition of parody?

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A humorous or ridiculous imitation

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What is the definition of prevail?

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To triumph over

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What is the definition of rend?

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To tear to pieces

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What is the definition of replenish?

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To fill again

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What is the definition of rummage?

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To search through

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What is the definition of skimp?

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To save

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What is the definition of sleuth?

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A detective

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What is the definition of vandalism?

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Deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property

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