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20 Cards in this Set
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alias
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N. an assured name, especially us used to hide ones indentity SYN pseudonym
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amble
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V to walk slowlym stroll n. an easy pace; leisurely walk SYN saunter, ramble
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burly
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ADJ big & strong; muscular SYN strapping, hefty beefy, brawny
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distort
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V to give false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape SYN disfigure, misshape, falsify
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dogged
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ADJ persistant, stubbornly, determined, refusing to give up SYN untiring
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dumfounded
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ADJ so amazed that one is unable to speak, belwildered SYN speechless, stunned, flabbergasted
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extinct
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ADJ no longer in existenc; no longer active; gone out of use
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fossil
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N the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant t hat lived in the past. Old-fashioned person or thing SYN relic
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grit
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N very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger V to grind; to make grating sound SYN dirt, mettle
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inevitable
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ADJ sure to happen; unavoidable SYN inescapable, fated
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ingrained
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ADJ fixed deeply and frimly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being SYN deep-seated indelible
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meteoric
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ADJ resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's SYN brilliant blazing
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parody
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N a humorous or ridiculed imitation V to make fun of something by imitating SYN satire, travesty
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prevail
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V to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging ANT be defeated
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replenish
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v to fill again, make good, replace SYN refill restock refresh restore
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rummage
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V to search through, investigate the contents of; N an active search; collectio nof odd items SYN delve into, sift through, poked around
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skimp
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V to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort SYN be stingy, scrimp, cut corners
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sleuth
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N a detective SYN investigator, gumshoe
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vadalism
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N deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property SYN willfull destruction, malicious defacement
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rend
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V to tear to pieces; split violently apart SYN cleave, dismember, splinter, tear
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