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able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjective
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
advised
x/
Adjective
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
against
x/
Noun
alderman
/xx
Noun
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
american revised version
x/xxx//x
Phrase, Noun
american standard version
x/xx/x/x
Name, Noun
anagram
/xx
Noun, Verb
antonym
/xx
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
apt
/
Adjective, Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
astute
x/
Adjective
authorized version
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
behave
x/
Verb
benjamin
/xx
Name
bible
/x
Name
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blair
/
Name
blend
/
Noun, Verb
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
briefly
/x
Adverb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
bryan
/x
Name
burke
/
Name, Verb
buzzword
/x
Noun
byte
/
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
canny
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
capable
/xx
Adjective
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
careful
/x
Adjective
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cautious
/x
Adjective
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
charade
x/
Noun, Verb
christ
/
Name
circumspect
/xx
Adjective
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cognate
/x
Adjective, Noun
coinage
/x
Noun
collins
/x
Name
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commentary
/xxx
Noun
commonsense
xx/
Noun, Adjective
competent
/xx
Adjective
completion
x/x
Noun
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conference
/xx
Noun, Verb
congressman
/xx
Noun
conjunction
x/x
Noun
conservative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
considerate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
considered
x/x
Adjective
contraction
x/x
Noun
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
couch
/
Noun, Verb
credo
/x
Noun
cryptic
/x
Adjective, Noun
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
definition
xx/x
Noun
deictic
/xx
Adjective, Noun
deliberation
xxx/x
Noun
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
derivative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
designation
xx/x
Noun
desirable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
dictionary
/xxx
Noun, Verb
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
diplomatic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
discussion
x/x
Noun
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
ear
/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
elder
/x
Noun, Verb
elderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
english
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
enigmatic
xx/x
Adjective
enlightened
x/x
Adjective, Noun
etymology
xx/xx
Noun
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
experts
/x
Noun
expiry
x/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
family bible
/xx/x
Name, Name
farsighted
//x
Adjective
ferry
/x
Noun, Verb
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
fitting
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
foolish
/x
Adjective
form
/
Noun, Verb
formula
/xx
Noun
formulate
/xx
Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
games
/
Noun
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
good book
//
Phrase, Noun
good word
//
Phrase, Noun
gordon
/x
Name
group discussion
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
hakim
x/
Name
hall
/
Noun
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
han
/
Name
haul
/
Verb, Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
healthy
/x
Adjective
helpful
/x
Adjective
holy scripture
/x/x
Name, Name
holy writ
/x/
Name, Name
hughes
/
Name
hybrid
/x
Adjective, Noun
illuminated
x/xxx
Adjective
imprudent
x/x
Adjective
incapable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incriminating
x/xxx
Adjective
indication
xx/x
Noun
inept
x/
Adjective
informal
x/x
Adjective
informed
x/
Adjective
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
injudicious
xx/x
Adjective
insightful
/xx
Adjective
inspired
x/x
Adjective
instructive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intellectual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
intelligent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
intervene
xx/
Verb
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
jackson
/x
Name
jefferson
/xx
Name
jesus
/x
Name, Verb
jesus christ
/x/
Name, Name
judicious
x/x
Adjective
jure
/
Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
key word
//
Phrase, Noun
keyword
/x
Noun, Verb
king james version
///x
Name, Name
know
/
Verb, Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
laconic
x/x
Adjective
lancaster
/xx
Name
language
/x
Noun, Verb
learn
/
Verb, Noun
lemon
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lengthier
/xx
Adjective
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
lewis
/x
Name
lit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
loan
/
Noun, Verb
logical
/xx
Adjective
logos
/x
Noun
magi
/x
Noun
mantra
/x
Noun
mcdonald
x/x
Name
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
meaningful
/xx
Adjective
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
message
/x
Noun, Verb
messiah
x/x
Noun
method
/x
Noun, Verb
minutes
/x
Noun
monosyllabic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
morgan
/x
Name
mot
/
Noun
motto
/x
Noun, Verb
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
name
/
Noun, Verb
naughty
/x
Adjective, Verb
negotiation
xxx/x
Noun
neologism
x/xxx
Noun
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
new english bible
//x/x
Name, Verb
new testament
//xx
Name, Name
noise
/
Noun, Verb
nomenclature
/xxx
Noun
note
/
Noun, Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notified
/xx
Verb
notion
/x
Noun
noun
/
Noun, Verb
nutshell
/x
Noun, Verb
oath
/
Noun, Verb
obedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
old
/
Adjective, Noun
old testament
//xx
Name, Name
omega
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
omniscient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
onto
/x
Adjective
opportune
xx/
Adjective
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
oral
/x
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
owl
/
Noun, Verb
pair
/
Noun, Verb
panel discussion
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
paragraph
/xx
Noun, Verb
parole
x/
Noun, Verb
partitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
password
/x
Noun, Verb
peep
/
Noun, Verb
phrase
/
Noun, Verb
pithy
/x
Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
pledge
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
politic
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
portmanteau
/x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
postmortem
x/x
Adjective, Noun
precautionary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
preferable
/xxx
Adjective
prefix
/x
Noun, Verb
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
processor
/xx
Noun
promise
/x
Noun, Verb
pronunciation
xxx/x
Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
provident
/xx
Adjective
prudence
/x
Noun
prudent
/x
Adjective
prudential
x/x
Adjective, Name
put
/
Verb, Noun
qualifier
/xxx
Noun
quantifier
/xxx
Noun
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rational
/xx
Adjective, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
reasonable
/xxx
Adjective
recipe
/xx
Noun
redeemer
x/x
Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
remark
x/
Noun, Verb
replace
x/
Verb
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
revealing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
revised standard version
x//x/x
Phrase, Noun
revised version
x//x
Phrase, Noun
rhetoric
/xx
Noun, Adjective
rich
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rumor
/x
Noun, Verb
rumour
xx
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
russell
/x
Name
saga
/x
Noun
sagacious
//x
Adjective
sage
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sana
/x
Noun
sane
/
Adjective, Noun
savior
/x
Noun
saviour
/x
Noun
savvy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scripture
/x
Noun
seeing
/x
Adjective, Noun
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
sensitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
shrewd
/
Adjective
sighted
/x
Adjective
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
skilful
/x
Adjective
skillful
/x
Adjective
slang
/
Noun, Verb
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
slogan
/x
Noun
smart
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
sober
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
software
/x
Noun
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
son
/
Noun, Verb
song
/
Noun
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speaker
/x
Noun
speech
/
Noun, Verb
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
sub
/
Noun, Verb
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
substantive
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
successful
x/x
Adjective
succinct
x/
Adjective
sum
/
Noun, Verb
summary
/xx
Noun, Adjective
superordinate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
syllable
/xx
Noun, Verb
synonym
/xx
Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminology
xx/xx
Noun
terse
/
Adjective
testament
/xx
Noun, Verb
text
/
Noun, Verb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thoughtful
/x
Adjective
tidings
/x
Adjective
time
/
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
trustees
x/
Noun
typewritten
/xx
Adjective
unambiguous
xx/xx
Adjective
unintelligible
xx/xxx
Adjective
unpopular
x/xx
Adjective
unwise
x/
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
update
x/
Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
verb
/
Noun, Verb
verbal
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
verbatim
x/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
vis
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
visa
/x
Noun, Verb
vocabulary
x/xxx
Noun
voice
/
Noun, Verb
vulgate
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
ward
/
Noun, Verb
watchword
/x
Noun
weighted
/x
Adjective
wind
/
Noun, Verb
wisdom
/x
Noun
wise to
//
Name
word of god
///
Name, Name
word of honor
///x
Phrase, Noun
worded
/x
Verb
world
/
Noun, Verb
worldly
/x
Adjective, Adverb
wort
/
Noun
worthwhile
//
Adjective
write
/
Verb, Noun