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20 Cards in this Set
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alias
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an assumed name
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amble
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to walk slowly or stroll
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burley
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big, strong and muscular
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distort
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to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
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dogged
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refusing to give up, utterly determind
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dumbfounded
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so amazed that one is not able to speak; mute
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extinct
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no longer in existance
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fossil
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the remains of a plant or animal that lived in the past
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grit
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very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; to grind or make a grating sound
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inevitable
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sure to happen
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ingrained
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fixed deeply and firmly
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meteoric
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having sudden and temporary brilliance
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parody
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a humorous or ridiculus imitation
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prevail
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to triumph over, to sucseed
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rend
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to tear into pieces (past tense- rent)
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replenish
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to fill again
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rummage
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to search through
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skimp
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to save; to be extreamly sparing with; to give a little attention to
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sleuth
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a detective
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vandalism
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deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
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