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alias
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An assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; otherwise called
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amble
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To walk slowly, stroll; an easy place; a leisurely walk
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burly
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Big and strong; 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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Persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
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dumbfounded
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That one is unable to speak, bewildered
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extinct
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Longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use
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fossil
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The petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lives in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to a remote 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; to make a grating sound
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inevitable
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sure to happen, unavoidable
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ingrained
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Fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being
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meteoric
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Resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary that brilliance similar to a meteor's
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parody
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A humorous or ridiculous imitation; to make fun of something by imitating it
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prevail
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To triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be any general use; to get someone to do something by urging
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rend
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to tear to pieces; split violently apart
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(past tense, rent)
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replenish
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to fill again, make good,replace
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rummage
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To search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd items
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skimp
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To save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort 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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