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abbreviated
x/xxx
Adjective, Adjective
abbreviation
xxx/x
Noun
abridged
x/
Adjective
abruptly
x/x
Adverb
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
accelerated
x/xxx
Adjective
acronym
/xx
Noun, Verb
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
adjective
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
algebraic
xx/x
Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
appellation
xx/x
Noun
appointment
x/x
Noun
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
articulation
xxx/x
Noun
barely
/x
Adverb
basis
/x
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
briefly
/x
Adverb
brusque
/
Adjective, Verb
bucket
/x
Noun, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
cessation
x/x
Noun
chairmanship
/xx
Noun
choleric
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chunky
/x
Adjective, Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
clause
/
Noun, Verb
clipped
/
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
closure
/x
Noun
college
/x
Noun
command
x/
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
condensed
x/
Adjective
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cursory
/xx
Adjective
curt
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
date
/
Noun, Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
death
/
Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
derivation
xx/x
Noun
deriving
x/x
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
designation
xx/x
Noun
determinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
determined
x/x
Adjective
digest
x/
Noun, Verb
dignity
/xx
Noun
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
docs
/
Noun
dumpy
/x
Adjective, Noun
duration
//x
Noun
dwarf
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
embodiment
x/xx
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
ephemeral
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
era
/x
Noun
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expire
x/
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ferry
/x
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finalize
/xx
Verb
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fleeting
/x
Adjective, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
formula
/xx
Noun
formulation
xx/x
Noun
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
frame
/
Noun, Verb
fruition
x/x
Noun
fugitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
fuzzy
/x
Adjective, Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
grief
/
Noun, Verb
hair
/
Noun, Verb
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
haul
/
Verb, Noun
height
/
Noun
horizon
x/x
Noun
hours
/x
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
idiom
/xx
Noun
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impatient
x/x
Adjective
imply
x/
Verb
imprisonment
x/xx
Noun
improvident
x/xx
Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incumbency
x/xx
Noun
independent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
indication
xx/x
Noun
inferior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
informal
x/x
Adjective
injunction
x/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instalment
x/x
Noun
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
internship
/xx
Noun
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
irascible
x/xx
Adjective
jargon
/x
Noun, Verb
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
kid
/
Noun, Verb
label
/x
Noun, Verb
lack
/
Noun, Verb
language
/x
Noun, Verb
lasting
/x
Adjective, Noun
least
/
Adverb, Noun
legislature
/xxx
Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
lengthened
/x
Adjective
lengthier
/xx
Adjective
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifespan
/x
Noun
lifetime
/x
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
locution
x/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
longish
/x
Adjective
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lung
/
Noun
macroeconomic
xxxx/x
Adjective
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
manifestation
xxx/x
Noun
maturity
x/xx
Noun
meagre
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
membership
/xx
Noun, Verb
memorandum
xx/x
Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
middle term
/x/
Phrase, Noun
midget
/x
Noun
midterm
/x
Noun, Adjective
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
missing
/x
Adjective, Noun
modality
x/xx
Noun
momentary
/xxx
Adjective
monetary
/xxx
Adjective
mot
/
Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
nain
/
Name
name
/
Noun, Verb
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
news
/
Noun, Verb
nickname
/x
Noun, Verb
nomenclature
/xxx
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nota
/x
Noun
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
notion
/x
Noun
noun
/
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
outlook
/x
Noun, Verb
overall
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
overdrawn
/x/
Adjective
overview
/xx
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
parturition
xx/x
Noun
penalty
/xx
Noun
people
/x
Noun, Verb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
periodic
xx/x
Adjective
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
petit
/x
Noun, Adjective
petite
x/
Adjective, Name
phase
/
Noun, Verb
phrase
/
Noun, Verb
pity
/x
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
pontiff
/x
Noun
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
prefatory
/xxx
Adjective
presidency
/xxx
Noun
president
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prison
/x
Noun, Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
proviso
x/x
Noun
punishment
/xx
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
qualification
xxx/x
Noun
qualifier
/xxx
Noun
quarter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
quick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
range
/
Noun, Verb
rapid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
re
/
Noun
recently
/xx
Adverb
reduced
x/
Adjective
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
referent
/xx
Noun
referral
x/x
Noun
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
regularly
/xxx
Adverb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
restricted
x/x
Adjective
result
x/
Noun, Verb
rid
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rubric
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
rule
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
savings
/x
Noun
scale
/
Noun, Verb
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
scarce
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
schedule
/x
Noun, Verb
school
/
Noun, Verb
seller
/x
Noun
semester
x/x
Noun
send
/
Verb, Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
session
/x
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sharp
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
short and sweet
//x
Phrase, Adjective
short circuit
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
shorted
/x
Adjective
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
shortly
/x
Adverb
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
shortstop
/x
Noun, Verb
shorty
/x
Name
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sight
/
Noun, Verb
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
simply
/x
Adverb
skirt
/
Noun, Verb
slang
/
Noun, Verb
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sms
x
Name, Verb
snub
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
somme
/
Name
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sorrow
/x
Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
span
/
Noun, Verb
sparsely
/x
Adverb
specified
/xx
Adjective
speech
/
Noun, Verb
speedy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
squat
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
status
/x
Noun
stipulation
xx/x
Noun
stocky
/x
Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
streamlined
/x
Adjective
stubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
stumpy
/x
Adjective, Name
subpoena
x/x
Noun, Verb
subsection
/xx
Noun, Verb
substandard
x/x
Adjective
succinct
x/
Adjective
sudden
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
sum
/
Noun, Verb
summaries
/xx
Noun
summarise
/x/
Verb
summarize
/xx
Verb
summer
/x
Noun, Verb
swift
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
synopsis
x/x
Noun
synthesis
/xx
Noun
synthesize
/xx
Verb
synthetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
temporary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tenor
/x
Noun, Adjective
tense
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
tenure
/x
Noun, Verb
term of office
///x
Phrase, Verb
termed
/
Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminology
xx/xx
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
terra
/x
Noun
testy
/x
Adjective
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
timeframe
/x
Noun
timeline
/x
Noun, Verb
timescale
/x
Noun
timetable
/xx
Noun, Verb
tiny
/x
Adjective, Noun
title
/x
Noun, Verb
tor
/
Noun, Adjective
transient
/x
Adjective, Noun
trimester
x/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
truncate
/x
Verb, Adjective
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unawares
xx/
Adverb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
understanding
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
uneventful
xx/x
Adjective
unprepared
xx/
Adjective, Noun
unstressed
x/
Adjective
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
validity
x/xx
Noun
vendor
/x
Noun, Verb
verb
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
vocabulary
x/xxx
Noun
voice
/
Noun, Verb
warrant
/x
Noun, Verb
weak
/
Adjective
whatever
x/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
wind
/
Noun, Verb
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
word
/
Noun, Verb
worth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
writ
/
Noun
yam
/
Noun, Verb
year
/
Noun
young
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb