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abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
abet
x/
Noun, Verb
absorbed
x/
Adjective
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
accord
x/
Noun, Verb
accordance
x/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
add
/
Verb, Noun
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
administer
x/xx
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advise
x/
Verb, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
afterwards
/xx
Adverb
again
x/
Adverb
agree
x/
Verb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aide
/
Noun
aliment
xxx
Noun, Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
allot
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
also
/x
Adverb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
ample
/x
Adjective
anarchic
x/x
Adjective
andre
/x
Name
angel
/x
Noun, Verb
anna
/x
Name
annan
/x
Name
announce
x/
Verb
annuities
x/xx
Noun
another
x/x
Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
anticipated
x/xxx
Adjective
appeared
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
approve
x/
Verb
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
are
/
Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
ascertainable
xx/xx
Adjective
ascribe
x/
Verb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
associational
xxx/xx
Adjective
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
attach
x/
Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
attribute
/xx
Noun, Verb
authorise
xxx
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
awaken
x/x
Verb
award
x/
Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bank
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
belief
x/
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
bequeath
x/
Verb
besides
x/
Adverb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bestow
x/
Verb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bought
/
Noun
brain
/
Noun, Verb
brainstorming
/xx
Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakfast
/x
Noun, Verb
breastfeed
/x
Verb, Noun
breathe
/
Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
buckle
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bung
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
capitulate
x/xx
Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cede
/
Verb
chaotic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
charity
/xx
Noun
chip in
/x
Phrase, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
clarify
/xx
Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
clue
/
Noun, Verb
coherent
x/x
Adjective
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
combine
/x
Verb, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
communicate
x/xx
Verb
compartment
x/x
Noun, Verb
compass
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
complicated
/xxx
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concede
x/
Verb
conceived
x/
Verb
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
conception
x/x
Noun
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
confide
x/
Verb
conscience
/x
Noun
consecrate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
consider
x/x
Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
construct
x/
Verb, Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
contain
x/
Verb
contemplated
/xxx
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
conundrum
x/x
Noun
convey
x/
Verb
convinced
x/
Adjective
corn
/
Noun, Verb
cough up
//
Phrase, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
credo
/x
Noun
crop
/
Noun, Verb
cru
/
Noun
crumple
/x
Verb, Noun
culmination
xx/x
Noun
dale
/
Name
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
dan
/
Noun
dare
/
Verb, Noun
dato
/x
Name
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deal out
//
Phrase, Verb
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
decent
/x
Adjective
decided
x/x
Adjective, Noun
declare
x/
Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
deemed
/
Adjective
define
x/
Verb, Noun
deliberation
xxx/x
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
den
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
denotation
/x/x
Noun
deposit
x/x
Noun, Verb
describe
x/
Verb
designed
x/
Adjective
deuce
/
Noun
develop
x/x
Verb
deviate
/xx
Verb, Noun
devised
x/
Verb
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
did
/
Noun
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
dine
/
Verb, Noun
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
discuss
x/
Verb
discussion
x/x
Noun
dish out
//
Phrase, Verb
dispense
x/
Verb, Noun
dispense with
x//
Phrase, Verb
disseminate
x/xx
Verb
distracting
x/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
distribute
x/x
Verb
divest
x/
Verb
dogma
/x
Noun
dogmatics
x/x
Noun
dole out
//
Phrase, Verb
don
/
Name, Verb
donate
/x
Verb, Noun
donne
/
Name
dot
/
Noun, Verb
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
dower
/
Noun, Verb
drama
/x
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dream
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dual
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
earmark
/x
Noun, Verb
ease up
//
Phrase, Verb
easter
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
eighth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
elasticity
xx/xx
Noun
eleventh
x/x
Adjective, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
emit
x/
Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
endorse
x/
Verb, Noun
endorsement
x/x
Noun
endow
x/
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
enlightenment
x/xx
Noun
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entrust
x/
Verb
envisaged
x/x
Adjective
equip
x/
Verb
equivalents
x/xx
Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
estimated
/xxx
Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
exec
x/
Noun, Verb
expected
x/x
Adjective
explain
x/
Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
explore
x/
Verb, Noun
expose
x/
Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
externalized
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
eye
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fall in
/x
Phrase, Verb
feared
/
Adjective
feed
/
Noun, Verb
feeling
/x
Noun, Adjective
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fiftieth
/xx
Adjective, Noun
figment
/x
Noun
figured
/x
Adjective
file
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fodder
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formulate
/xx
Verb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
founder
/x
Noun, Verb
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
free association
/xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
fulfil
x/
Verb
fullest
/x
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
gave
/
Adverb
generality
xx/xx
Noun
generalization
xxxx/x
Noun
generate
/xx
Verb
generous
/xx
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
get in
/x
Phrase, Verb
gift
/
Noun, Verb
gimme
/x
Noun
give away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
give out
//
Phrase, Verb
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
give way
//
Phrase, Verb
glosses
/x
Noun, Verb
graduate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
graze
/
Verb, Noun
groundwork
/x
Noun
grub
/
Noun, Verb
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guess
/
Verb, Noun
had
/
Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
hand out
//
Phrase, Verb
hand over
//x
Phrase, Verb
heap
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
heard
/
Adjective, Noun
heartbeat
/x
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
him
/
Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hoped
/
Verb
idea
x/x
Noun
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
idealization
x/xx/x
Noun
ideation
xx/x
Noun
ideational
xx/xx
Adjective
identify
x/xx
Verb
ideological
xxx/xx
Adjective
ideology
xx/xx
Noun
illustrate
/xx
Verb
image
/x
Noun, Verb
imagined
x/x
Adjective
impart
x/
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
implode
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
impression
x/x
Noun, Verb
include
x/
Verb, Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
indulge
x/
Verb
infect
x/
Verb, Adjective
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
infuse
x/
Verb
inject
x/
Verb
inspiration
xx/x
Noun
inspire
x/
Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instil
x/
Verb
instill
x/
Verb
intellectual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
interpret
x/x
Verb
introduce
xx/
Verb
invention
x/x
Noun
invite
x/
Verb, Noun
irregular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jiffy
/x
Noun
judged
/
Verb
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
justify
/xx
Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
kick in
/x
Phrase, Verb
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
knew
/
Verb
lactate
/x
Noun, Verb
lan
/
Noun
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
later
/x
Adverb, Adjective
latter
/x
Adjective
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lease
/
Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lend
/
Verb, Noun
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
liked
/
Adjective
list
/
Noun, Verb
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
loan
/
Noun, Verb
lodge
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lunch
/
Noun, Verb
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
marx
/
Name
mate
/
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
mediate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
meg
/
Name, Verb
mentality
x/xx
Noun
mentation
x/x
Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
metaphoric
xx/x
Adjective
mete out
//
Phrase, Verb
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
millennium
x/xx
Noun
millisecond
/xxx
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mindset
/x
Noun
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
misconception
xx/x
Noun
mode
/
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
moreover
x/x
Adverb
motif
x/
Noun
motivate
/xx
Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
mysticism
/xxx
Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
new york minute
///x
Name, Name
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nitrogen
/xx
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
notify
/xx
Verb
notion
/x
Noun
nourish
/x
Verb, Noun
nurse
/
Noun, Verb
observation
xx/x
Noun
obtain
x/
Verb
occurred
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opined
x/
Verb
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
oppositional
xx/xx
Adjective
order
/x
Noun, Verb
ordinal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
paraphrases
/x/x
Noun, Verb
part with
//
Phrase, Verb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
passives
/x
Noun
pasture
/x
Noun, Verb
pave
/
Verb
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
pegged
/
Adjective
pension
/x
Noun, Verb
per
/
Adjective, Noun
perceived
x/
Adjective
perform
x/
Verb
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
persuasion
x/x
Noun
philosophizing
x/xxx
Noun
philosophy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
pinpoint
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
please
/
Verb, Adverb
ply
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pole
/
Noun, Verb
political
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
politics
/xx
Noun
pondered
/x
Verb
pool
/
Noun, Verb
portray
x/
Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
poussin
/x
Name
precise
x/
Adjective, Verb
preconception
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
preparation
xx/x
Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
pretended
x/x
Adjective
print
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
proceed
x/
Verb
process
/x
Noun, Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
proffer
/x
Verb, Noun
program
/x
Noun, Verb
programme
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
promote
x/
Verb
pronounce
x/
Verb
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
prove
/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
psychological moment
xx/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quote
/
Noun, Verb
rad
/
Noun, Adjective
raffle
/x
Noun, Verb
raise
/
Verb, Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
raw
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
reaction
x/x
Noun
realized
/xx
Adjective
reasoning
/xx
Noun
reassure
xx/
Verb
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
recital
x/x
Noun
recognise
/xx
Verb
recognizable
xx/xx
Adjective
reflect
x/
Verb
reflection
x/x
Noun
reflexion
x/x
Noun
regarded
x/x
Adjective
reified
xxx
Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
remark
x/
Noun, Verb
remembered
x/x
Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Noun
rent
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
repay
x/
Verb
repetition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
report
x/
Noun, Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
representational
xxx/xx
Adjective
requested
x/x
Adjective
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
rethink
x/
Verb, Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reveal
x/
Verb, Noun
review
x/
Noun, Verb
rhythmic
/x
Adjective
rhythmical
/xx
Adjective
sacrifice
/xx
Noun, Verb
said
/
Adjective, Noun
saw
/
Verb, Noun
scavenge
/x
Verb
scholarship
/xx
Noun, Verb
sec
/
Noun
second base
/x/
Phrase, Noun
secondarily
xx/xx
Adverb
seconded
/xx
Verb
secondment
/xx
Noun
secondo
/xx
Noun
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
see through
//
Phrase, Verb
seemed
/
Verb
send
/
Verb, Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentiment
/xx
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
seventh
/x
Adjective, Name
shall
/
Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shell out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
show
/
Verb, Noun
sink
/
Noun, Verb
sixth
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
slop
/
Noun, Verb
slump
/
Noun, Verb
sneak
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sociopolitical
/xxx/xx
Adjective
sophomore
/x
Noun, Adjective
sounded
/x
Verb
spare
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
speak
/
Verb, Noun
specify
/xx
Verb
speculated
/xxx
Verb
speculation
xx/x
Noun
spend
/
Verb, Noun
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spit up
//
Phrase, Verb
split second
//x
Phrase, Noun
spring
/
Noun, Verb
starve
/
Verb
stimulate
/xx
Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
strengthen
/x
Verb
study
/x
Noun, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
subsequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
succumb
x/
Verb
suck
/
Verb, Noun
suckle
/x
Verb, Noun
suggest
x/
Verb
suggestion
x/x
Noun
sup
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
supply
x/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
support
x/
Noun, Verb
supposed
x/
Adjective
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
suspected
x/x
Adjective
swill
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Noun, Verb
take
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Verb, Noun
teach
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Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tenth
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
that
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Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
theme
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Noun, Verb
then
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Adverb, Adjective, Noun
theorem
/x
Noun, Verb
theorizing
/xxx
Noun
thereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
think
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Verb, Noun
third
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
though
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Adverb
thoughts
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Adverb
thread
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Noun, Verb
throw
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Verb, Noun
tick
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Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
train of thought
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Phrase, Noun
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
transference
x/x
Noun
translate
x/
Verb, Noun
transmit
x/
Verb
tread
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Verb, Noun
treat
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Verb, Noun
trice
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Noun, Verb
trust
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
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Verb, Noun
turn in
/x
Phrase, Verb
turn over
//x
Phrase, Verb
twelfth
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Adjective, Noun
twinkling
/xx
Noun, Adjective
two
/
Noun
ulterior
x/xx
Adjective
uncooked
x/
Adjective
understood
xx/
Adjective
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
upper
/x
Adjective, Noun
verb
/
Noun, Verb
vest
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Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
vintage
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
voice
/
Noun, Verb
vow
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Noun, Verb
want
/
Verb, Noun
was
/
Verb, Noun
wear
/
Verb, Noun
weighting
/x
Noun
were
x
Noun
whim
/
Noun, Verb
whimsy
/x
Noun, Verb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wingman
/x
Noun, Verb
wink
/
Noun, Verb
women
/x
Noun
wonder
/x
Verb, Noun
yah
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Noun, Adverb
yield
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Noun, Verb