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absorption
x/x
Noun
abuse
x/
Noun, Verb
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accustomed
x/x
Adjective
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activity
x/xx
Noun
addiction
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
administration
xxx/x
Noun
adopt
x/
Verb
adoption
x/x
Noun
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
always
/x
Adverb
annual
/xx
Adjective, Name
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
applicability
xxx/xx
Noun
application
xx/x
Noun
applied
x/
Adjective
apprentices
x/xx
Noun
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
are
/
Noun
assessed
x/
Verb
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
asylum
x/x
Noun
attendance
x/x
Noun
auto
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
availability
xxx/xx
Noun
available
x/xx
Adjective
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bandied
/x
Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
beneficiaries
xx/xxx
Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
bring
/
Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
burning
/x
Noun, Adjective
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
call
/
Verb, Noun
capitalise
/xxx
Verb
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catechetical
/x/xx
Adjective
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
circulation
/xxx
Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
classical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cleanliness
/xx
Noun
coarse
/
Adjective
college
/x
Noun
combined
x/
Adjective, Noun
combustion
x/x
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
commonplace
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
complaint
x/
Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concentrations
xx/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conspicuous consumption
x/xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
constant
/x
Adjective, Noun
constipated
/xxx
Adjective
consult
x/
Verb, Noun
consultation
xx/x
Noun
consume
x/
Verb
consumer
x/x
Noun
consumerism
x/xxx
Noun
consummation
xx/x
Noun
consumption
x/x
Noun
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
continual
x/xx
Adjective
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
continuous
x/xx
Adjective
conventional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
convex
x/
Noun, Adjective
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
custom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
customary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
cyclical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
daily
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
dedication
xx/x
Noun
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
deploy
x/
Verb, Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
diarrheal
xx/x
Adjective
disbursement
x/x
Noun
discard
x/
Verb, Noun
disciplined
/xx
Adjective
disposal
x/x
Noun
dispose
x/
Verb, Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
dissemination
xxx/x
Noun
disuse
x/
Noun, Verb
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drawdown
/x
Noun
drink
/
Noun, Verb
drug
/
Noun, Verb
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
eat
/
Verb, Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effectiveness
x/xx
Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
employee
x/x
Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engagement
x/x
Noun
enjoy
x/
Verb
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
everyday
/x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
expend
x/
Verb
expenditure
x/xx
Noun
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
exploitation
xx/x
Noun
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extraordinary
xx/xxx
Adjective, Noun
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fall back
//
Phrase, Verb
familiar
x/x
Adjective, Noun
farm
/
Noun, Verb
feeding
/x
Noun
fend
/
Verb, Noun
fixed
/
Adjective
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
force
/
Noun, Verb
foreign
/x
Adjective, Name
form
/
Noun, Verb
formal
/x
Adjective, Noun
frequency
/xx
Noun
frequent
/x
Adjective, Verb
frequently
/xx
Adverb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
gas
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
generic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
glider
/x
Noun
gone
/
Adjective
granules
/x
Noun
grasp
/
Verb, Noun
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
habitual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
harbour
/x
Noun, Verb
harness
/x
Noun, Verb
harvesting
/xx
Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
helpful
/x
Adjective
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
holding
/x
Noun
hours
/x
Noun
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
imposition
xx/x
Noun
inclusion
x/x
Noun
indoor
/x
Adjective
informal
x/x
Adjective
innovative
/xxx
Adjective
inspire
x/
Verb
install
x/
Verb, Noun
instructional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
intake
/x
Noun, Verb
intend
x/
Verb
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
intervals
/xx
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
invocation
xx/x
Noun
invoke
x/
Verb
involve
x/
Verb
irregular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
job
/
Noun, Verb
journals
/x
Verb
juror
/x
Noun
labour
/x
Noun, Verb
lar
/
Noun
lawful
/x
Adjective, Noun
lax
/
Adjective, Noun
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
league
/
Noun, Verb
legal
/x
Adjective, Noun
legitimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
leverage
/xx
Noun, Verb
liner
/x
Noun, Verb
loose
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
management
/xx
Noun
manipulate
x/xx
Verb
manner
/x
Noun
manufacture
xx/x
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
meager
/x
Adjective, Verb
means
/
Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
method
/x
Noun, Verb
misuse
x/
Noun, Verb
mobilisation
xxx/x
Noun
mobilise
xxx
Verb
momentarily
xx/xx
Adverb
movement
/x
Noun
mundane
x/
Adjective, Noun
natural
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
navigate
/xx
Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
newspaper
/xx
Noun, Verb
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
occupancy
/xxx
Noun
occupation
xx/x
Noun
occupy
/xx
Verb, Noun
official
x/x
Adjective, Noun
old
/
Adjective, Noun
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
operational
xx/xx
Adjective
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ordinary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
organizational
xxx/xx
Adjective
organized
/xx
Adjective
overdrive
/xx
Noun, Verb
overuse
xx/
Noun, Verb
parti
/x
Noun
participation
xxx/x
Noun
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
penalty
/xx
Noun
per
/
Adjective, Noun
perform
x/
Verb
performance
x/x
Noun
periodic
xx/x
Adjective
periodical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
periodically
xx/xxx
Adverb
periodicity
xx/xxx
Noun
permanent
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
pervert
/x
Noun, Verb
petition
x/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plain
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
ply
/
Noun, Verb
port
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pow
/
Noun
practical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
prearranged
xx/
Verb
predictable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
prescribed
x/
Adjective
presence
/x
Noun, Verb
prevail
x/
Verb
prevalence
/xx
Noun
prevalent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
pro
/
Adjective, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
proceedings
x/x
Noun
production
x/x
Noun
profit
/x
Noun, Verb
promotion
x/x
Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
rabi
/x
Noun
reader
/x
Noun
reap
/
Verb, Noun
recourse
/x
Noun, Verb
recovery
x/x
Noun
recruitment
x/x
Noun
recur
x/
Verb
recurrent
x/x
Adjective
recycle
x/x
Noun, Verb
redress
x/
Noun, Verb
reduced
x/
Adjective
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
reg
/
Name
regimented
/xxx
Adjective
registrants
/xx
Noun
regularity
xx/xx
Noun
regularized
/xxx
Verb
regularly
/xxx
Adverb
regulars
/xx
Noun
regulate
/xx
Verb
relevance
/xx
Noun
reliance
x/x
Noun
relies
x/
Verb
remedies
/xx
Noun
require
x/x
Verb
reserve
x/
Noun, Verb
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
resource
/x
Noun, Verb
resume
x/
Verb, Noun
reuse
x/
Noun, Verb
review
x/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
ritual
/xx
Noun, Adjective
role
/
Noun
rotating
/xx
Adjective
routine
x/
Adjective, Noun
routinized
/xx
Adjective
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
scheduled
/x
Adjective, Noun
scroll
/
Noun, Verb
sectorial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seize
/
Verb
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
sense
/
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
silvicultural
/x/xx
Adjective
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
smoking
/x
Noun, Adjective
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
spare
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
speak
/
Verb, Noun
spend
/
Verb, Noun
squander
/x
Verb
stable
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
standing
/x
Noun, Adjective
statutory
/xxx
Adjective
steady
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
steps
/
Noun
stock
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
straight
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
strain
/
Noun, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
support
x/
Noun, Verb
sustained
x/
Adjective
symmetric
x/x
Adjective
symmetrical
x/xx
Adjective
systematic
xx/x
Adjective, Adverb
systemic
x/x
Adjective
tactical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
tap
/
Verb, Noun
tart
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
template
/x
Noun, Verb
tenure
/x
Noun, Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
the
x
Adverb, Noun
things
/
Noun
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
throw
/
Verb, Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
traditional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
treat
/
Verb, Noun
treatment
/x
Noun
trespass
/x
Noun, Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
typical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
undergraduate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
unemployed
xx/
Adjective
unemployment
xx/x
Noun
uniform
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unleaded
x/x
Adjective, Name
unsecured
xx/
Adjective
unusual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
upgrade
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
uptake
/x
Noun, Verb
usable
/xx
Adjective
usage
/x
Noun
use up
//
Phrase, Verb
useable
/xx
Adjective
used
/
Verb, Adjective
useful
/x
Adjective
usefulness
/xx
Noun
user
/x
Noun
usual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
usufruct
/x
Noun, Verb
utilise
x/x
Verb
utilised
/xx
Adjective
utility
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
utilize
/xx
Verb
uttering
/xx
Noun
value
/x
Noun, Verb
veritable
/xxx
Adjective
visitation
xx/x
Noun
waste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
weapons
/x
Adjective
wear
/
Verb, Noun
wield
/
Verb, Noun
with
/
Adverb, Noun
wont
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
words
/
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
workflow
/x
Noun
workplace
/x
Noun