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unit 11

bradley johnson

alias

n,an assumed name,adv,otherwise,called

sen:mr.plante was just one alias used by the elusive spy

sen:superman alias clark kent began  as a comic book charecter in 1938

synonyms:n,pseudonym

antonyms:n,real name,given name

#2

amble

v, to walk slowy,n,an easy pace

sen:it's a lovely day to amble to work and enjoy the many sights and sounds along the way

sen:when we woke to see the sun signning,we pallend a long amble in the park

synonyms:v,saunter,n,ramble

antonyms:weak,puny,delicate,frail

#3

burry

adj,big and strong

sen:that guy is as burly as a lumberjack,so he would be the perfect one to help me move my furniture.

synonyms:strapping,hefty

antonyms:puny

#4

distort

v,to give false information

sen:a magazine know to distort the facts would be an unreliable source of information

synonyms:disfigure

#5

dogged

adj,persistent,stubborny

sen:the troops fought with dogged determination and courge

synonyms:untiring

antonyms:wishy-wish

#6

dumnfounded

adj,so amazed that one is unable

sen:when the shocking news finally reached us,we were completly dumbfounded

synonyms:speechless,stunned

antonyms:unsurprised

#7

extinct

adj,no longer in existant

sen:the extint volcano no longer threatens the area,but it changed the landscape forever

synonyms:died out

antonyms: still alive

#8

fossil

n, the petifiled remains,adj,having qualities that belong to a remote past

sen:this fish fossil is a million years old yet is amazingly well preasevered

sen: workers discovered fossil remains of an acient beast

synonyms:n,relic

#9

grit

n,very fine sand or gravel,v,to grind

sen:cars stall it grit clogs a fuel line

sen:it upsets me to see dad get angery and grit his teeth

synonyms:n,dirt mettle

antonyms:n,timidly,cowardice

#10

inevitable

adj,sure to happen

sen:is it inevitable that all comedies have happy endings

synoynms:inescapable

antonyms:avoidable

#11

ingrained

adj,fixed deeply snd firmly

sen:my habit of biting my lower lip when i am nervous is so ingrained that i don't notice it

synonyms:deep-seated

antonyms:superfical

#12

meteoric

adj, resembling a metor in speed

sen: the young sctors meteoric rise to fame was lengendary

synonyms: brillint,blazing

antonyms:slow,sluggish

#13

parody

n, a humoris or ridculos imitation,v,to make fun of

sen: the audience roared with laughter at the hilarious pardoy

sen:the comdy film parody political life in england

synonyms:n,satire,travesty,v,lampoon,burlesque

#14

prevail

v,to triumph over

sen: we hope to prevail over all obsticals we may encounter on this project

synonyms: win,rule 

antonyms:be defeated,go under

#15

rend

v,to tear to pieces

sen:the abominable tactics of this trial cold rend public confindence in the legal system

synonyms:cleave, dismember

#16

replenish

v,to fill again

sen: airport crews work quickly to replenish a plan's supply of food,water,and safty supplies

synonyms:refill,resrtock

antonyms:empty,drain

#17

rummage

v,to search though,n,an active search

sen:it can bean adventure to rimmage around our garage for reminders of are child hood

sen:she found an old sattle in the rummage 

synonyms:v,delve into,sift though

#18

skimp

v, to save,be thriffty

sen:if you skimp on regular meals,you may be teampted to snack on too much junk food

synonyms:be stingy,scrimp

antonyms:be extravagent,splurage

#19

sleuth

n, a detective

sen: a skilled sleuth can find hidden clues in unusual places

synonyms:invesyigatore,gumshoe

#20

vandalism

n, a deliberate and pointless

sen:the city needs to sreate tougher laws to discourage vandalism

synonyms:willful,destuction,mailcious,defacement