SFC 6S Unit 11
Terms
undefined, object
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- alias
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a li as
(n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity;
(adj.) otherwise called - amble
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am ble
(v.) to walk slowly, stroll
(n.) an easy pace; a leisurely walk - burly
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bur ly
(adj.) big and strong; muscular - distort
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dis tort
(v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape - dogged
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dogg ed
(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up - dumfounded
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dum found ed
(adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak; bewildered - extinct
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ex tinct
(adj.) no longer in existence; gone out of use - fossil
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foss il
(n.) the remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing;
(adj.) having qualities that belong to the remote past - grit
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grit
(n.) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger;
(v.) to grind; to make a grating sound - inevitable
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in ev i ta ble
(adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable - ingrained
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in grained
(adj.) fixed deeply and firmly; worked into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being - meteoric
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me te or ic
(adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's - parody
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par o dy
(n.) a humorous or ridiculous imitation;
(v.) to make fun of something by imitating it - prevail
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pre vail
(v.) to triumph over; succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging - rend
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rend
(v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent) - replenish
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re plen ish
(v.) to fill again, make good, replace - rummage
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rumm age
(v.) to search through, investigate the contents of;
(n.) an active search; a collection of odd items - skimp
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skimp
(v.) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to - sleuth
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sleuth
(n.) a detective - vandalism
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van dal is m
(n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property