Sadlier Level A Unit 11

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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
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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
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burly
(adj.) big and strong; muscular

i saw a dude at the gym with burly figures

s beefy a weak
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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
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dogged
(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

Some people are very dogged

s untiring a faltering
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dumbfounded
(adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered

I was dumbfounded when i got my cat

s speechless a unsuprized
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extinct
(adj.) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use

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The dodo is an extinct bird

s died out a alive
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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(n.) an object from the past with historical value or interest; a trace of an outdated custom; remaining fragments, ruins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
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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
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inevitable
(adj.) sure to happen, unavoidable

i was so inevitable that m crush would be at the dance
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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
(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
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meteoric
(adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's

the meteoric rock was so fast
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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

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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
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rend
(v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent)
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replenish
(v.) to fill again, make good, replace

i replenish my cup with water
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rummage
(v.) to search through, investigate the contents of; (n.) an active search; a collection of odd items

I rummaged through my old stuff
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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
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sleuth
(n.) a detective

i saw a sleuth on the street
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vandalism
(n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property

vandalism is a crime