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n.
writer for newspapers and magazines


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n.
freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator


Spelling Word: latitude
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n.
dismissal of employees from their jobs


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n.
simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force


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n.
reading and writing; ability to read and write


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n. Syn. accommodation
accommodation; lodging


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n.
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair


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n. Syn. craze; madness
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action


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n. Syn. fertilizer
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure


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v.
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of


Spelling Word: mar