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20 Cards in this Set
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allias ('a le us)
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(n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hid one's identity
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amble ('am ble)
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(v.) to walk slowly, stroll; (n.) an easy pace; a leisurely walk
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burly ('bur le)
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(adj.) big and strong; muscular
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distort (dis 'tort)
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(v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
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dogged (' dog ed)
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(adj.)persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
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dumfounded ('dum found ed)
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(adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak
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extinct (ex 'tinct)
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(adj.) no longer in existence; gone out of use
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fossil ('foss il)
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(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
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grit (grit0
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(n.) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to grind; to make a grating sound
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inevitable (in 'ev i ta ble)
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(adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable
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ingrained (in 'grained)
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(adj.) fixed deeply and firml; worked into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inermost being
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meteoric (me te 'or ik)
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(adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's
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parody ('par e de)
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(n.) a humorous or ridiculus imitation; (v.) to make fun of something by imitating it
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prevail (pri 'val)
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(v.) to triumph over; succeed; to exist widely; be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging
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rend (rend)
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(V.) kto tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent)
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replenish (ri 'plen ish)
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(v.) to fill again, make good, replace
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rummage ('rem ej)
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(v.) to searcch through, investigate the contents of;(n.) an active search; a collection of odd iteams
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skimp (skimp)
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(v.) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to
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sleuth (sluth)
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(n.) a detective
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vandalism ('van del iz em)
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(n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
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