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Silt

/sˈɪlt/
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(noun) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

The river was cloudy with silt.
The great river was dark with silt.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the flood, a layer of fine ____ was left behind on the river banks.

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