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abovementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
accurate
/xx
Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
actualize
/xxx
Verb
adapt
x/
Verb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adduce
x/
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affirm
x/
Verb
affirmative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
allocate
/xx
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
announce
x/
Verb
anticipate
x/xx
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
appoint
x/
Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
arrive at
x//
Phrase, Verb
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assess
x/
Verb
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
attain
x/
Verb
attract
x/
Verb
authors
/x
Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bake
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
become
x/
Verb
beget
x/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bookmark
/x
Noun, Verb
bootleg
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
bottom out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bound
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
brand
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breast
/
Noun, Verb
breed
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring forth
//
Phrase, Verb
bring home
//
Phrase, Verb
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
bring up
//
Phrase, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
buy
/
Verb, Noun
cake
/
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
call down
//
Phrase, Verb
call forth
//
Phrase, Verb
cantilever
/x/x
Noun, Verb
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
catch up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
certainty
/xx
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chelate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
churn out
//
Phrase, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
come through
//
Phrase, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
communicate
x/xx
Verb
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compel
x/
Verb
compile
x/
Verb, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
complicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
compose
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
concoct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
concrete
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
confident
/xx
Adjective, Noun
configure
x/x
Verb
conjure
/x
Verb, Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consider
x/x
Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
consign
x/
Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
construct
x/
Verb, Noun
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
controlled
x/
Adjective
conversion
x/x
Noun
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
convey
x/
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
cook
/
Noun, Verb
cook up
//
Phrase, Verb
cooper
/x
Name, Verb
cope
/
Verb, Noun
copy
/x
Noun, Verb
corduroy
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
criminalize
/xxx
Verb
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
curricular
x/xx
Adjective
customize
/xx
Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
damnation
x/x
Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decide
x/
Verb
declare
x/
Verb
defecate
x/x
Verb, Adjective
defend
x/
Verb
define
x/
Verb, Noun
definite
/xx
Adjective, Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
dependable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deploy
x/
Verb, Noun
deposit
x/x
Noun, Verb
derive
x/
Verb
deserve
x/
Verb
design
x/
Noun, Verb
destined
/x
Adjective
destroy
x/
Verb
destruction
x/x
Noun
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
devil
/x
Noun, Verb
devise
x/
Verb, Noun
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
dictate
x/
Verb, Noun
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disburse
x/
Verb
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
discrete
x/
Adjective
dispense
x/
Verb, Noun
display
x/
Noun, Verb
disseminate
x/xx
Verb
dissimilar
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
distil
x/
Verb
distill
x/
Verb
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
doe
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
doomed
/
Adjective
dot
/
Noun, Verb
doubtful
/x
Adjective, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
dummy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
dung
/
Noun, Verb
earn
/
Verb, Noun
ease
/
Noun, Verb
educate
/xx
Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
eke out
//
Phrase, Verb
elaborate
x/x
Adjective, Verb
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
embark
x/
Verb
emit
x/
Verb
emphasise
/xx
Verb
emphasize
/xx
Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
enact
x/
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
endow
x/
Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
erect
x/
Adjective, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
exaggerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
execute
/xx
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
expand
x/
Verb
explain
x/
Verb
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
expose
x/
Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
extract
/x
Verb, Noun
extrude
x/
Verb
fabricate
/xx
Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fact
/
Noun
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fait
/
Noun
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
fated
/x
Adjective
father
/x
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
file
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
fix
/
Verb, Noun
foam
/
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
font
/
Noun, Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb
forge
/
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formula
/xx
Noun
formulate
/xx
Verb
formulation
xx/x
Noun
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
frame
/
Noun, Verb
froth
/
Noun, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
generate
/xx
Verb
genuine
/xx
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
get at
//
Phrase, Verb
get through
//
Phrase, Verb
get to
//
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
goddam
/x
Noun
gonna
/x
Verb
grab
/
Verb, Noun
grant
/
Noun, Verb
groin
/
Noun, Verb
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grow
/
Verb, Noun
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
have
/
Verb, Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
horse
/
Noun, Verb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
husband
/x
Noun, Verb
identified
x/xx
Verb
impel
x/
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
improve
x/
Verb
in for
x/
Phrase
incite
x/
Verb
include
x/
Verb, Noun
incorporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
incur
x/
Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
indisputable
xx/xx
Adjective
individual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
induce
x/
Verb
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
insert
x/
Verb, Noun
insist
x/
Verb
inspect
x/
Verb
inspire
x/
Verb
install
x/
Verb, Noun
instigate
/xx
Verb
institute
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
insured
x/
Adjective, Noun
integrate
/xx
Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
into
x/
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
invent
x/
Verb
invest
x/
Verb, Noun
invoke
x/
Verb
involve
x/
Verb
irrevocable
x/xxx
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kick up
//
Phrase, Verb
kindle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
know
/
Verb, Noun
known
/
Adjective, Noun
l
x
Noun, Adjective
laminate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lard
/
Noun, Verb
launch
/
Noun, Verb
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lay down
//
Phrase, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lend
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
leverage
/xx
Noun, Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lodge
/
Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
love
/
Noun, Verb
machine
x/
Noun, Verb
made
/
Noun
maintain
x/
Verb
make for
//
Phrase, Verb
make over
//x
Phrase, Verb
make up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
manufacture
xx/x
Noun, Verb
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
mark
/
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
meg
/
Name, Verb
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
miscellaneous
xx/xx
Adjective
mode
/
Noun
modify
/xx
Verb
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mother
/x
Noun, Verb
motivate
/xx
Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
multiply
/xx
Verb, Adverb, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
nominate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
note
/
Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
oblige
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
obvious
/xx
Adjective
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
occur
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
optimize
/xx
Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organise
xxx
Verb
organize
/xx
Verb
originate
x/xx
Verb
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
output
/x
Noun, Verb
overdo
/x/
Verb
own
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
pee
/
Noun, Verb
perform
x/
Verb
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
persuade
x/
Verb
pick
/
Verb, Noun
pioneer
xx/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
please
/
Verb, Adverb
point
/
Noun, Verb
portray
x/
Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
potter
/x
Noun, Verb
pour
/
Verb, Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
precise
x/
Adjective, Verb
predestined
x/x
Adjective
predict
x/
Verb, Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
prescribe
x/
Verb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
presentation
xx/x
Noun
press
/
Noun, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
print
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pro
/
Adjective, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
procreate
/x/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
profit
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
promote
x/
Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
promulgate
x/x
Verb
pronounce
x/
Verb
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
propel
x/
Verb
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
prove
/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
publicize
/xx
Verb
publish
/x
Verb
puddle
/x
Noun, Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
pull in
/x
Phrase, Verb
pulse
/
Noun, Verb
puncture
/x
Noun, Verb
punish
/x
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
put forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
put on
//
Phrase, Verb
put out
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
raise
/
Verb, Noun
rake in
/x
Phrase, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
realise
/xx
Verb
realize
/xx
Verb
reap
/
Verb, Noun
rear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rebuild
x/
Verb, Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
reconstruct
xx/
Verb
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
redo
x/
Verb, Noun
reduce
x/
Verb
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
regenerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
register
/xx
Noun, Verb
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
regulate
/xx
Verb
reinforce
xx/
Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
reliable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
remake
//
Verb, Noun
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
rename
x/
Verb, Noun
render
/x
Verb, Noun
repay
x/
Verb
repeat
x/
Verb, Noun
report
x/
Noun, Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
reproduce
xx/
Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
require
x/x
Verb
reshuffle
x/x
Noun, Verb
resolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
riffle
/x
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
roll
/
Noun, Verb
ruination
/x/x
Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
satisfied
/xx
Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scale
/
Noun, Verb
score
/
Noun, Verb
scrape
/
Verb, Noun
sealed
/
Adjective
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
seduce
x/
Verb
see
/
Verb, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seize
/
Verb
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
selective
x/x
Adjective
send
/
Verb, Noun
sensitize
/xx
Verb
separate
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
several
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
shape
/
Noun, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shed
/
Verb, Noun
shoot
/
Verb, Noun
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shoulder
/x
Noun, Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
showcase
/x
Noun, Verb
shuffle
/x
Noun, Verb
simplify
/xx
Verb
single
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sire
/x
Noun, Verb
skip
/
Verb, Noun
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
some
/
Adverb
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sometimes
x/
Adverb, Adjective
spare
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
spawn
/
Verb, Noun
speak
/
Verb, Noun
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
specific
x/x
Adjective, Noun
spend
/
Verb, Noun
squeeze out
//
Phrase, Verb
stale
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stimulate
/xx
Verb
stir
/
Verb, Noun
stock
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
streamline
/x
Verb, Noun
strengthen
/x
Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
strike
/
Noun, Verb
strive
/
Verb, Noun
style
/
Noun, Verb
sub
/
Noun, Verb
submission
x/x
Noun
submit
x/
Verb
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
such
/
Noun
suds
/
Noun, Verb
suggest
x/
Verb
supply
x/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
support
x/
Noun, Verb
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
surmount
x/
Verb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
table
/x
Noun, Verb
tackle
/x
Verb, Noun
tailors
/x
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
take a leak
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take in
/x
Phrase, Verb
targeted
/xx
Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
throw
/
Verb, Noun
tolerant
/xx
Adjective
tome
/
Noun
track
/
Noun, Verb
trademark
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
transform
x/
Verb, Noun
translate
x/
Verb, Noun
transmit
x/
Verb
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
troubleshoot
/xx
Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn in
/x
Phrase, Verb
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
uncertain
x/x
Adjective, Noun
underline
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
undetermined
xx/x
Adjective
undo
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
unsealed
x/
Adjective
unsure
x/
Adjective
unwise
x/
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
urinate
/xx
Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
various
/xx
Adjective
verify
/xx
Verb
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
walk
/
Verb, Noun
warm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
wattle
/x
Noun, Verb
wear
/
Verb, Noun
wee
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
wet
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
whip up
//
Phrase, Verb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
win
/
Verb, Noun
wiser
/x
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
worry
/x
Verb, Noun
wreak
/
Verb, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
yield
/
Noun, Verb
your
/