GRE Word List
AVALANCHE
a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
The meaning of the word avalanche is a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice.
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