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| slope | a natural incline; the degree of an incline |
| gulp | to swallow quickly or greedily; to swallow food or drink quickly or greedily |
| abrupt | sudden, unexpected, rough in manner |
| smirch | to smear; to say negative things about someone |
| pause | a short period of time when sound, motion, or activity stops before starting again |
| grimy | dirty, covered with grim |
| rut | a groove made by wheels in soft ground; a way of life so fixed in routine as to be dreary |
| mute | not speaking, not uttering a sound; permanently unable to utter meaningful speech |
| orderly | in good order, well organized; disciplined and peaceable |
| gap | an opening in a wall, fence, hedge, etc.; a pass through hills; a wide difference in views or ideas |
| mount | to get up on to something; to climb; jto place oneself in riding position;to put inside a raised border |
| stagnant | not in motion or flowing; awful smelling from lack of motion; dull because of lack of variety or activity |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow; the track of a ship; any track, channel or groove; a deep wrinkle |
| overturn | tu turn over, upset; to overthrow for example a government |
| taut | under pulling tension for example a tight rope; tense |
| pasture | grass or other vegetation that provides food for cattle, sheep, horses, goats, etc.; land which produces such vegetation |
| topple | to not be stable on a base and fall; to be, or seem to be, on the point of falling over because of top-heaviness |
| gradual | proceeding or taking place slowly, step by step, not steep or abrupt |
| swarm | a large number of honeybees moving from a hive with their queen to start a new colony; any great moving group |
| disrupt | to interrupt or cause to cease entirely; tear apart, shatter |
| slack | not under any tension; lacking in diligence, doing little work, inactive; slow-moving |
| cliff | a high steep face of rock |
| graze | to touch or rub lightly in passing, to rub the skin; to suffer a slight abrasion |
| sluggish | slow to act or move; with few actions taking place |
| herd | a number of animals of one type; a large number of people; to watch and tend a group |
