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academic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
account
x/
Noun, Verb
affiliation
xxx/x
Noun
ambient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ancestry
/xx
Noun
antecedent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
aptitudes
/xx
Noun
arena
x/x
Noun
atmosphere
/xx
Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
backend
x/
Noun
background noise
/x/
Phrase, Noun
background radiation
/xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
backgrounds
/x
Noun
backseat
x/
Noun, Verb
backward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
backyard
/x
Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
baggage
/x
Noun
basal
/x
Adjective, Noun
based
/
Verb, Adjective
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
basis
/x
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
belonging
x/x
Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
booster
/x
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
briefing
/x
Noun
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
burner
/x
Noun
callback
/x
Noun
canvas
/x
Noun, Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
childhood
/x
Noun
circumstances
/xxx
Noun
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
cognizance
/xx
Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
complementary
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
conditions
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contextualization
x/xxx/x
Noun
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
corporate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
credentials
x/x
Noun
cultural
/xx
Adjective
curtain
/x
Noun, Verb
data
/x
Noun
decor
x/
Noun
demersal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
depth
/
Noun
descent
x/
Noun
desktop
/x
Noun, Adjective
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
docking
/x
Noun
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
documentaries
xx/xx
Noun
documentation
xxx/x
Noun
dust
/
Noun, Verb
décor
/
Noun
encore
/x
Noun, Verb
environment
x/xx
Noun
essence
/x
Noun
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ethnicity
x/xx
Noun
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
experiment
x/xx
Noun, Verb
expertise
xx/
Noun, Verb
explanatory
x/xxx
Adjective
extraction
x/x
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
facts
/
Verb
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
floor
/
Noun, Verb
fond
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
foreground
/x
Noun, Verb
foreword
/x
Noun
formation
x/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
frame
/
Noun, Verb
framework
/x
Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
generalities
xx/xx
Noun
generic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
genesis
/xx
Noun
grassroots
//
Adjective
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
groundwork
/x
Noun
heart
/
Noun, Verb
heritage
/xx
Noun
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
historic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
historical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
historically
x/xxx
Adverb
histories
/xx
Adverb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
horizon
x/x
Noun
immigration
xx/x
Noun
information
xx/x
Noun
introduction
xx/x
Noun
investigation
xxx/x
Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
landscape
/x
Noun, Verb
lettering
/xx
Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
literature
/xxx
Noun
luggage
/x
Noun
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
makeup
/x
Noun, Verb
material
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
melting
/x
Noun, Adjective
membership
/xx
Noun, Verb
memory
/xx
Noun
merits
/x
Noun
midst
/
Noun
milieu
x/
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
music
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
natural
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
noise
/
Noun, Verb
origen
/xx
Name
origin
/xx
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
outreach
/x
Noun, Verb
overall
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
overhead
/x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
overview
/xx
Noun, Verb
painting
/x
Noun
panorama
xx/x
Noun
parentage
/xx
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
pedigree
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
photography
x/xx
Noun
piano
x/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plane
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
plano
/x
Noun
play down
//
Phrase, Verb
play up
//
Phrase, Verb
pool
/
Noun, Verb
precedent
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
preexisting
/x/x
Adjective
preliminary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
premise
/x
Noun, Verb
presentation
xx/x
Noun
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
progeny
/xx
Noun
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provenance
/xx
Noun, Verb
qualifications
xxx/x
Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
rear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rearguard
/x
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recalled
x/
Verb
recap
/x
Noun, Verb
recapitulation
xx/x/x
Noun
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
referenced
/xx
Adjective
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
reminder
x/x
Noun
residual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
resume
x/
Verb, Noun
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
root
/
Noun, Verb
scenario
x/xx
Noun
scene
/
Noun, Verb
scenery
/xx
Noun
scope
/
Noun, Verb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shade
/
Noun, Verb
shadow
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
showcase
/x
Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
source
/
Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spotlight
/x
Noun, Verb
standpoint
/x
Noun
stationery
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
story
/x
Noun, Verb
stratum
/x
Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
substantive
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
summary
/xx
Noun, Adjective
synthesis
/xx
Noun
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
training
/x
Noun
undercurrent
/xxx
Noun, Verb
underlying
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
underpinning
/xxx
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb