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Alias
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An assumed name
synonym: pseudonym
antonym: real name; given name
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Amble
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To walk slowly; stroll
synonym: saunter
antonym: gallop; dash
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Burly
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Big and strong; muscular
synonym: hefty; brawny
antonym: weak; frail
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Distort
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To twist out of shape; give false account of
synonym: misshape; falsify
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Dogged
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Persistent; stubbornly determined
synonym: untiring
antonym: wishy-washy
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Dumbfounded
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So amazed that one in unable to speak
synonym: speechless; stunned
antonym: unsurprised
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Extinct
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No longer in existence
synonym: died out
antonym: still alive; surviving
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Fossil
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The petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past
synonym: relic
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Grit
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Courage in the face of hardship or danger
synonym: mettle; bravery
antonym: faintheartedness
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Inevitable
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Sure to happen; unavoidable
synonym: fated
antonym: avoidable; escapable
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Ingrained
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Fixed deeply and firmly
synonym: deep-rooted
antonym: shallow; superficial
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Meteoric
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Resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor’s
synonym: brilliant; blazing
antonym: slow; sluggish
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Parody
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Humorous or ridiculous imitation
synonym: satire
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Prevail
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To triumph over; to succeed
synonym: win; overcome; conquer
antonym: be defeated; go under
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Rend
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To tear to pieces
synonym: splinter; cleave
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