Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 11 - Definitions

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grit

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(n.) courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to make a grating sound.

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burly

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big and strong; muscular.

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dumbfounded

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so amazed that one is unable to speak; bewildered.

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relic

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an object surviving from an earlier time.

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alias

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an assumed name.

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ingrained

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(adj.) deeply embedded or firmly fixed.

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dogged

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(adj.) persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious.

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parody

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(n.) a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.

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extinct

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(adj.) no longer in existence; having no living representatives.

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vandalism

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(n.) the deliberate destruction or damage to public or private property.