Carelessly Treading Slope

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noun • a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
	30%	6		Ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other
noun • A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other.
	29%	7		Roof characterized by a steep lower slope and a nearly horizontal upper slope
noun • a hip roof having two slopes on each side adjective satellite • (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper

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