Stories of USA Today
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freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator


Spelling Word: latitude
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landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow


Spelling Word: lawn
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty


Spelling Word: lilliputian
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big or clumsy, often stupid person


Spelling Word: lummox
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived


Spelling Word: lurk
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water


Spelling Word: maelstrom
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules


Spelling Word: martinet
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inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner


Spelling Word: meddlesome
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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence


Spelling Word: miasma
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wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled


Spelling Word: migratory