amble
to walk slowly
burly
big and strong
distort
to give a false or misleading account of
dogged
stubbornly determined
dumbfounded
so amazed that one is unable to speak
extinct
no longer in existence
fossil
The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
grit
very fine sand or gravel
inevitable
sure to happen
ingrained
fixed deeply and firmly
meteoric
resembling a meteor of speed
parody
a humorous or ridiculous imitation
prevail
to triumph over
rend
to tear into pieces
replenish
to fill again
rummage
to search through
skimp
to save
sleuth
a detective
vandalism
deliberate and pointless destruction of public property
alias
an assumed name