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affects
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Verb, Verb
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ait
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Noun
anchor
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Noun, Verb
angular
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Adjective, Noun
ankle
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Noun, Verb
backbone
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Noun
background
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
base
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
baseline
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Noun, Verb
basic
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Adjective, Noun
basis
/x
Noun
bedrock
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Noun, Verb
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
big
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
board
/
Noun, Verb
bolt
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
brace
/
Noun, Verb
bridle
/x
Noun, Verb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bulk
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
button
/x
Noun, Verb
capital
/xx
Noun, Adjective
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
car
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Noun
card
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Noun, Verb
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
case
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
cay
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Noun
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
centrale
x/
Noun
centralised
/xx
Adjective
centrality
x/xx
Noun
centre
/x
Noun, Verb
chain
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Noun, Verb
chief
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
clan
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Noun
clef
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Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
conclusive
x/x
Adjective
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
core
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
cornerstone
/xx
Noun
correction
x/x
Noun
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crucial
/x
Adjective
crux
/
Noun
curly
/x
Adjective, Noun
decisive
x/x
Adjective
defining
x/x
Adjective
describe
x/
Verb
determinant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
determinative
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
determining
x/xx
Verb
discover
x/x
Verb, Noun
distinguish
x/x
Verb
dominant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
door
/
Noun, Verb
drawer
/
Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elementary
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
eminent
/xx
Adjective
emphasis
/xx
Noun
equation
x/x
Noun
essence
/x
Noun
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extensive
x/x
Adjective
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
florida keys
/xx/
Name, Name
focal
/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foreground
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
foundational
x/xx
Adjective
founding
/x
Noun, Adjective
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
gage
/
Noun, Verb
gale
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Noun, Verb
gist
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Noun, Verb
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
headline
/x
Noun, Verb
heart
/
Noun, Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highlights
/x
Noun
hinge
/
Noun, Verb
hole
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hue
/
Noun
huge
/
Adjective
human
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
identify
x/xx
Verb
ignition
x/x
Noun
imperative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
importance
x/x
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
inconsequential
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
indispensable
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
inescapable
xx/xx
Adjective
instrumental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
integral
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interrelated
xxx/x
Adjective
isle
/
Noun
islet
/x
Noun
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
kay
/
Name
key word
//
Phrase, Noun
keyboard
/x
Noun, Verb
keyed
/
Adjective
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
keystone
/x
Noun, Verb
keystroke
/x
Noun, Verb
keyword
/x
Noun, Verb
kilo
/x
Noun
kilogram
/xx
Noun
knob
/
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
latch
/
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
legend
/x
Noun, Verb
linchpin
/x
Noun, Verb
litmus
/x
Noun
lock
/
Noun, Verb
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mainly
/x
Adverb
mainstay
/x
Noun
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
maple
/x
Noun
master
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
master key
/x/
Phrase, Noun
material
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mistress
/x
Noun, Verb
momentous
x/x
Adjective
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
nodal
/x
Adjective, Noun
notable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
notices
/xx
Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
operative
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overarching
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overriding
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
parent
/x
Noun, Verb
password
/x
Noun, Verb
phare
/
Name
pierre
x/
Name
pivotal
/xx
Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
predicate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
predominant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
premier
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
preponderant
x/xx
Adjective
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
primal
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primarily
x/xx
Adverb
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prime
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primer
/x
Noun, Adjective
primordial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
principal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
priorities
x/xx
Verb
privileged
/x
Adjective
prominent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
racetrack
/x
Noun
relevant
/xx
Adjective
return
x/
Noun, Verb
ring
/
Noun, Verb
role
/
Noun
root
/
Noun, Verb
salient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
scale
/
Noun, Verb
secrecy
/xx
Noun
secret
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
seminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
sensitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
shank
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
significance
x/xx
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
socket
/x
Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
spanner
/x
Noun, Verb
spoon
/
Noun, Verb
staple
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
statute
/x
Noun
stem
/
Noun, Verb
strategic
x/x
Adjective
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sub
/
Noun, Verb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
substantive
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tonality
x/xx
Noun
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
touche
/
Verb
turning
/x
Noun
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
underlying
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
unimportant
xx/x
Adjective
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
valuable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
vast
/
Adjective, Noun
vital
/x
Adjective, Noun
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
winder
/x
Noun, Verb
winged
/
Adjective
word
/
Noun, Verb
wrench
/
Noun, Verb
wrestling
/x
Noun