Sadlier Level A Unit 11

alias

alias

(n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; (adv.) otherwise called

Many singers use alias for their names

s pseudonym a real name

amble

(v.) to walk slowly, stroll; (n.) an easy pace; a leisurely walk

I like taking ambles on nice sunny days

s saunter a dash

burly

(adj.) big and strong; muscular

i saw a dude at the gym with burly figures

s beefy a weak

distort

(v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape

after play with it for awail it became distorted

s misshappened

dogged

(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

Some people are very dogged

s untiring a faltering

dumbfounded

(adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered

I was dumbfounded when i got my cat

s speechless a unsuprized

extinct

(adj.) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use

The dodo is an extinct bird

s died out a alive

relic

(n.) an object from the past with historical value or interest; a trace of an outdated custom; remaining fragments, ruins

There are many relicals from the past

s artifact

grit

(n.) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to grind; to make a grating sound

when I want into a cave that had grit in it

inevitable

(adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable

i was so inevitable that m crush would be at the dance

ingrained

(adj.) fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being

the wording was ingrained into the stone

meteoric

(adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's

the meteoric rock was so fast

parody

saw a parody online and it was so funny (n.) a humorous or ridiculous imitation; (v.) to make fun of something by imitating it

prevail

(v.) to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by

urging I was prevailed the winner of the fight

rend

(v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent)

replenish

(v.) to fill again, make good, replace

i replenish my cup with water

rummage

(v.) to search through, investigate the contents of; (n.) an active search; a collection of odd items

I rummaged through my old stuff

skimp

(v.) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to

my mother likes to skimps my stuff

sleuth

(n.) a detective

i saw a sleuth on the street

vandalism

(n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property

vandalism is a crime