vocab
(noun) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity
(adv.) otherwise called
alias
(noun) very fine sand of gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger
(verb) to grind/ make a grating sound
S- dirt
A- cowardice
grit
(Adj) big and strong; muscular
S- strapping, hefty, beefy
A- weak, punk, frail, delicate
burly
(N) an easy pace; leisurely walk
S- saunter (v), ramble (n)
A- gallop, dash, sprint
amble
(N) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private
S- willful destruction
vandalism
(v) to search through, investigate the contents of
(n) an active search; a collection of odd items
S- delve into, sift through, poke around
rummage
(v) to tear to pieces; split violently apart
S- cleave, splinter
rend
(ADJ) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
S- uttering
A- wishy-washy
dogged
(n) a humorous or ridiculous imitation
(v) to make fun of something by imitating it
S- (n) satire, travesty (v) lampoon
parody
(adj) resembling a meteor in speed, having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteors
S- inescapable
A- avoidable, preventable
inevitable
(adj) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use
S- died out, vanished
A- still alive, surviving
extinct
(adj) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
S- speechless, stunned, flabbergasted
A- not surprised, expected
dumbfounded
(n) an object from the past with historical value or interest; a trace of an outdated custom; remaining fragments; ruins
S- artifact, historical element
relic
(v) to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely be in general use; to get someone to do something by urgine
S- win, rule, overcome, conquer
A- be defeated, go under
prevail
(adj) fixed deeply and firmly' working into the grain or fiber; forming apart of the inmost being
S- deep- seated; entrenched
A- superficial, shallow
ingrained
S- be stingy, scrimp, cut corners
A- splurge
skimp
(v) to fill again, make good, replace
S- restock, refresh, restore
A- empty, drain, sap
replenish
(V) to give a false or misleading account of, to twist out of shape
S- disfigure, misshape, falsify
distort
(n) a detective
S- investigator
sleuth
(adj) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's
meteoric