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an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; otherwise called
pseudonym |
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walk slowly stroll; an easy pace; a leisurely walk
saunter, ramble |
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big and strong; muscular
strapping, hefty, beefy, brawny |
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give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
disfigure, misshapen, falsify |
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persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
untiring |
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so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
speechless, stunned, flabbergasted |
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no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use
died out, vanished |
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the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing; having qualities that belong to a remote past
relic |
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very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; to grind; to make a grating sound
dirt, mettle |
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sure to happen; unavoidable
inescapable, fated |
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fixed deeply and firmly' working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being
deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible |
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resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's
brilliant, blazing |
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a humorous or ridiculous imitation; to make fun of something by imitating it
satire, travesty, lampoon, burlesque |
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to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging
win, rule, reign,overcome, conquer |
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to tear to pieces; split violently apart
cleave, dismember, splinter, tear asunder |
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to fill again; make good; replace
refill, restock, refresh restore |
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to search through, investigate the contents of ; an active search
delve into, sift through, poke around |
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to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to
be stingy, scrimp, cut corners |
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a detective
investigator, gumshoe |
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deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
willful destruction, malicious defacement |
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