Related Words for adequate idea

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able
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
abundant
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Adjective
acceptable
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Adjective
accurate
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Adjective
acuity
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Noun
adapted
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Adjective
adaptive
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Adjective
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
adequacy
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Noun
adequately
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Adverb
adjusted
x/x
Adjective
advice
x/
Noun, Verb
advisable
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Adjective
advocate
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Noun, Verb
aeration
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Noun
agent
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Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
ample
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Adjective
analgesia
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Noun
analytical
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Adjective
anesthesia
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Noun
antithesis
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Noun
appeal
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Noun, Verb
applicable
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Adjective
appreciation
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Noun
approach
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Noun, Verb
appropriate
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Adjective, Verb
approximation
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Noun
apt
/
Adjective, Noun
argument
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Noun, Verb
armadillo
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Noun
assertion
x/x
Noun
assumption
x/x
Noun
attempt
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Noun, Verb
attitude
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Noun, Verb
available
x/xx
Adjective
awareness
x/x
Noun
befitting
x/x
Adjective
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behavior
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Noun
behaviour
x/x
Noun
belief
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Noun
believed
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Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brain
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Noun, Verb
brainchild
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Noun, Verb
brainstorm
/x
Noun, Verb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
capable
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Adjective
caper
/x
Noun, Verb
care
/
Noun, Verb
centrifuge
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Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
chart
/
Noun, Verb
childcare
/x
Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
collateral
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Noun, Adjective
commensurate
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Adjective, Verb
competent
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Adjective
complete
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
component
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Noun, Adjective
comprehensive
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Adjective, Noun
concatenated
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Verb, Adjective
conceit
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Noun, Verb
concept
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Noun, Verb
conception
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Noun
conceptual
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Adjective
conducive
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Adjective
congenial
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Adjective
consent
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Noun, Verb
consideration
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Noun
constraint
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Noun
construct
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Verb, Noun
contention
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Noun
context
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
contraception
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Noun
convenient
x/x
Adjective
conviction
x/x
Noun
coordination
xxx/x
Noun
correct
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
coverage
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Noun
creation
x/x
Noun
creative
x/x
Adjective, Noun
culture
/x
Noun, Verb
customer
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Noun
customized
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Verb, Adjective
daycare
/x
Noun
dead reckoning
//xx
Phrase, Noun
decent
/x
Adjective
decoupling
x/x
Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
dependable
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Adjective, Noun
deserved
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Adjective
design
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Noun, Verb
desirable
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Adjective, Noun
desire
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Noun, Verb
dialogue
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Noun, Verb
dialysis
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Noun
diesel
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Noun, Verb
doctrine
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Noun
document
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Noun, Verb
documentation
xxx/x
Noun
ductility
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Noun
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duly
/x
Adverb
durability
xx/xx
Noun
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
envisaged
x/x
Adjective
establishment
x/xx
Noun
estimate
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Noun, Verb
estimation
xx/x
Noun
exhaustive
x/x
Adjective
expectation
xx/x
Noun
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
facilities
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fair to middling
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Phrase, Adjective
fancy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
favorable
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Adjective
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
figment
/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flavour
/x
Noun, Verb
foretaste
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Noun, Verb
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fully
/x
Adverb, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
generality
xx/xx
Noun
generalization
xxxx/x
Noun
glimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
glimpse
/
Noun, Verb
goal
/
Noun, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grasp
/
Verb, Noun
guess
/
Verb, Noun
guesswork
/x
Noun
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
height
/
Noun
hint
/
Noun, Verb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
house
/
Noun, Verb
hunch
/
Noun, Verb
hypothesis
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Noun
ideal
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Adjective, Noun
idealization
x/xx/x
Noun
ideological
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Adjective
ideology
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Noun
illusion
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Noun
image
/x
Noun, Verb
imagination
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Noun
imagine
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Verb, Noun
implication
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Noun
impression
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Noun, Verb
improper
x/x
Adjective, Verb
inadequate
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Adjective, Noun
inappropriate
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Adjective
increase
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Noun, Verb
indication
xx/x
Noun
initiative
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Noun, Adjective
inkling
/x
Noun
insight
/x
Noun
inspiration
xx/x
Noun
instinct
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Noun, Adjective
insufficient
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Adjective
intent
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Noun, Adjective
intention
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Noun, Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
invention
x/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
judgement
/x
Noun
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
know
/
Verb, Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
list
/
Noun, Verb
logic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
meager
/x
Adjective, Verb
meagre
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
meaningful
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Adjective
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
mentality
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Noun
message
/x
Noun, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mindset
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Noun
misconception
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Noun
mistress
/x
Noun, Verb
motif
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Noun
motion
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Noun, Verb
motive
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
motto
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
necessary
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Adjective, Noun
needed
/x
Adjective
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
notion
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Noun
nutrition
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Noun
objective
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Noun, Adjective
occasion
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Noun, Verb
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
opinion
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Noun, Verb
opportune
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Adjective
opportunity
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Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
orderly
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
original
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Adjective, Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
overestimate
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Verb, Noun
overestimation
xx/x/x
Noun
overview
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Noun, Verb
paradigm
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Noun
passable
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Adjective
perception
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Noun
perfect
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
perspective
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Noun, Adjective
pertinent
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Adjective, Noun
philosophy
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Noun, Verb
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plentiful
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Adjective
plenty
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
point
/
Noun, Verb
position
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Noun, Verb
possibility
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Noun
premise
/x
Noun, Verb
preoccupation
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Noun
presentation
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Noun
preston
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Name
prim
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
principle
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Noun, Verb
problem
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Noun, Adjective
program
/x
Noun, Verb
programme
/x
Noun, Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
promise
/x
Noun, Verb
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
propitious
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Adjective
proportional
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Adjective, Noun
proportionate
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Adjective, Verb
proposal
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Noun
proposition
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Noun, Verb
prospect
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Noun, Verb
purpose
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Noun, Verb
qualified
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Adjective
question
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Noun, Verb
rationale
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Noun
reaction
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Noun
realisation
/x/x
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
reasonable
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Adjective
recipe
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Noun
recognition
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Noun
recommendation
xxx/x
Noun
reflection
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Noun
regard
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Noun, Verb
relevant
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Adjective
required
x/x
Adjective
requirements
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Noun
requisite
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Adjective, Noun
respective
x/x
Adjective
responsive
x/x
Adjective
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rightful
/x
Adjective
ripe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
satisfactory
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Adjective, Noun
satisfying
/xxx
Adjective
scenario
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Noun
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensible
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Adjective, Noun
sentiment
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Noun
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
smug
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
snapshot
/x
Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
spirit
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Noun, Verb
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substantial
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Adjective, Noun
successful
x/x
Adjective
suffice
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Verb
sufficiency
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Noun
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
suggestion
x/x
Noun
suitability
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Noun
tailored
/x
Adjective
taste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
theme
/
Noun, Verb
theorem
/x
Noun, Verb
theory
/x
Noun
thesis
/x
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
think
/
Verb, Noun
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
tolerable
/xxx
Adjective, Adverb
training
/x
Noun
twist
/
Noun, Verb
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
underestimate
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Verb, Noun
understand
xx/
Verb
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
unsuitable
x/xx
Adjective
up to
//
Phrase, Adjective
useful
/x
Adjective
valid
/x
Adjective
variation
xx/x
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
viewpoint
/x
Noun
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
whim
/
Noun, Verb
whimsy
/x
Noun, Verb
workable
/xx
Adjective
worthy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb