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Things background often describes ("background ________")
How background often is described ("________ background")
- light
- useful
- red
- essential
- solid
- scientific
- necessary
- adequate
- aristocratic
- colored
- white
- similar
- mixed
- religious
- historic
- socioeconomic
- cultural
- philosophical
- mathematical
- ethnic
- class
- strong
- common
- linguistic
- theoretical
- excellent
- black
- family
- sufficient
- yellow
- professional
- ideological
- general
- genetic
- uniform
- experiential
- gray
- factual
- historical
- green
- occupational
- immediate
- social
- intellectual
- european
- psychological
- economic
- bright
- rural
- educational
- continuous
- rich
- urban
- literary
- musical
- racial
- academic
- blue
- cosmic
- plain
- dark
- extensive
- brief
- technical
- neutral
- broad
