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n.
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory


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a. Syn. liberal; profuse
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending


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n.
part of government which makes laws


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v.
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily


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n.
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles


Spelling Word: longitude
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n.
property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking


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a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


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a.
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous


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n.
quality of moving freely; movement; motion


Spelling Word: mobility
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a. Syn. still; immobile; stationary
at rest, stationary, immobile, not moving


Spelling Word: motionless