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able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
accurate
/xx
Adjective
activity
x/xx
Noun
actuality
xx/xx
Noun
adaptable
x/xx
Adjective
addressed
x/
Adjective
adept
x/
Adjective, Noun
adequate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
admirable
/xxx
Adjective
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
advantageous
xx/x
Adjective
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
affirmative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
agreeable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
always
/x
Adverb
amazing
x/x
Adjective
ambition
x/x
Noun, Verb
amicable
/xxx
Adjective
ample
/x
Adjective
angelic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
anyway
/xx
Adverb
applicable
/xxx
Adjective
application
xx/x
Noun
appreciable
x/xx
Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
apt
/
Adjective, Noun
arb
/
Noun, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
aro
/x
Noun, Adjective
artefact
/xx
Noun
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
artifact
/xx
Noun
asset
/x
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attractive
x/x
Adjective
auspicious
x/x
Adjective
automated
/xxx
Adjective
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
awesome
/x
Adjective, Noun
awfully
/x
Adverb
aye
/
Name, Adverb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beatific
x/xx
Adjective
beau
/
Noun, Verb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
beauty
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
behalf
x/
Noun
being
/x
Noun
bel
/
Name
bella
/x
Name
belle
/
Name
bene
/x
Noun, Adjective
beneficence
x/xx
Noun
beneficent
xx/x
Adjective
beneficial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
benevolence
x/xx
Noun
benevolent
x/xx
Adjective
benign
x/
Adjective
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bien
/
Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bill
/
Noun, Verb
blessedness
/xx
Noun
blessings
/x
Noun
boa
/x
Noun
bodily
/xx
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
bom
/
Noun
bon
/
Noun
bona
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
bond
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bonne
/
Noun
bonnie
/x
Name, Adjective
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bra
/
Noun
brave
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bravo
/x
Name, Verb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
brisk
/
Adjective, Verb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bully
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bun
/
Noun, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
calculation
xx/x
Noun
capable
/xx
Adjective
careful
/x
Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
certainly
/xx
Adverb
cessation
x/x
Noun
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
charitable
/xxx
Adjective
charm
/
Noun, Verb
chase
/
Noun, Verb
checking
/x
Noun
chic
/
Adjective, Noun
chit
/
Noun, Verb
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
classy
/x
Adjective
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clearly
/x
Adverb
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coincide
xx/
Verb
comfortable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
comforting
/xx
Adjective, Noun
commendable
x/xx
Adjective
commitment
x/x
Noun
commodity
x/xx
Noun
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
common good
/x/
Phrase, Noun
commonweal
/xx
Noun
compelling
x/x
Adjective, Noun
competent
/xx
Adjective
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
conducive
x/x
Adjective
conducted
x/x
Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
considered
x/x
Adjective
constructive
x/x
Adjective
contained
x/
Adjective
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
convenient
x/x
Adjective
convincing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
copies
/x
Noun
cordial
/x
Adjective, Noun
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coupon
/x
Noun, Verb
covered
/x
Adjective
cracking
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
creditable
/xxx
Adjective
cute
/
Adjective
dandy
/x
Adjective, Name
dealt
/
Name
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
decent
/x
Adjective
definitely
/xxx
Adverb
deft
/
Adjective
deliberately
x/xxx
Adverb
delicious
x/x
Adjective
delighted
x/x
Adjective
delightful
x/x
Adjective
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
dependable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
description
x/x
Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desirability
xxx/xx
Noun
desirable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
desire
x/x
Noun, Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
diligence
/xx
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
discriminating
x/xxx
Adjective
discussed
x/
Verb
done
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
driven
/x
Adjective
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duly
/x
Adverb
earnest
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
easily
/xx
Adverb
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
enable
x/x
Verb
encouraging
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
enjoyable
x/xx
Adjective
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
estimable
/xxx
Adjective
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
examined
x/x
Verb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
excited
x/x
Adjective
exemplary
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
existent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
expensive
x/x
Adjective
expert
/x
Noun, Adjective
expire
x/
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
eyesight
/x
Noun
fact
/
Noun
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
familiar
x/x
Adjective, Noun
fancy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fantastic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fate
/
Noun, Verb
favorable
/xxx
Adjective
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
felicity
x/xx
Noun
fertile
/x
Adjective, Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finality
x/xx
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fob
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fond
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
forgiving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
fort
/
Noun, Verb
fortunate
/xx
Adjective
framework
/x
Noun
fresh
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
friendly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
friendship
/x
Noun
fruitful
/x
Adjective
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fully
/x
Adverb, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
functionality
xx/xx
Noun
funky
/x
Adjective
funny
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
generous
/xx
Adjective
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
genuine
/xx
Adjective
gifted
/x
Adjective
glad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glory
/x
Noun, Verb
goal
/
Noun, Verb
god
/
Name, Verb
goodness
/x
Noun
goodwill
//
Noun
goody
/x
Name, Adjective
gorgeous
/x
Adjective
gourmet
/x
Noun, Adjective
gracious
/x
Adjective
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
gratifying
/xxx
Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
groovy
/x
Noun, Adjective
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
gut
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
handsome
/x
Adjective, Verb
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
happiness
/xx
Noun
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardwired
x/x
Adjective
harmonious
x/xx
Adjective
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
health
/
Noun
healthful
/x
Adjective
healthy
/x
Adjective
hearty
/x
Adjective, Noun
heil
/
Name, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
helpful
/x
Adjective
hey
/
Name
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
hoc
/
Name
holy
/x
Name, Adjective
honest
/x
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
honorable
/xxx
Adjective, Name
honourable
/xxx
Adjective, Name
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
housekeeper
/xx
Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
idea
x/x
Noun
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
implementation
xxx/x
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
improved
x/
Adjective
in effect
xx/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
in force
x/
Phrase
indeed
x/
Adverb
independent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
industry
/xx
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
intellectual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
intend
x/
Verb
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
intrinsic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
jesus
/x
Name, Verb
job
/
Noun, Verb
judicious
x/x
Adjective
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
justification
xxx/x
Noun
justified
/xx
Adjective
kang
/
Name, Verb
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
kindly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
kindness
/x
Noun
lab
/
Noun
lads
/
Noun
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
laudable
/xx
Adjective
leggy
/x
Adjective, Noun
legitimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
lens
/
Noun, Verb
let
/
Verb, Noun
liang
/
Name
life
/
Noun, Verb
lining
/x
Noun
listen
/x
Verb, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lovely
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
luck
/
Noun, Verb
lucky
/x
Adjective, Noun
magnificent
x/xx
Adjective
maid
/
Noun
maidservant
//x
Noun
mais
/
Noun
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
malevolent
x/xx
Adjective
malicious
x/x
Adjective
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
marvellous
/xx
Adjective
marvelous
/xx
Adjective
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
meaningful
/xx
Adjective
merchandise
/xx
Noun, Verb
merciful
/xx
Adjective
meritorious
xx/xx
Adjective
merry
/x
Adjective, Name
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mission
/x
Noun, Verb
moot
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
motif
x/
Noun
motivation
xx/x
Noun
motive
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
multiprocessor
xx/xx
Noun
multipurpose
xx/x
Adjective
name
/
Noun, Verb
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
neat
/
Adjective, Noun
need
/
Verb, Noun
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
nickel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
nifty
/x
Adjective, Name
noble
/x
Adjective, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not bad
//
Phrase, Adjective
notable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
objet
x/
Noun
odd
/
Adjective, Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
operative
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
opportune
xx/
Adjective
optimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
outcome
/x
Noun
outstanding
x/x
Adjective
owl
/
Noun, Verb
parfait
x/
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
peachy
/x
Adjective
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
perfectly
/xx
Adverb
persistence
x/x
Noun
persistency
x/xx
Noun
personalities
xx/xx
Noun
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
pertinent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
philosophy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
pleasant
/x
Adjective, Noun
pleased
/
Adjective
pleasure
/x
Noun, Verb
plenty
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
point
/
Noun, Verb
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
powerful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
practiced
/x
Adjective
praiseworthy
/xx
Adjective
preferable
/xxx
Adjective
preparation
xx/x
Noun
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
prime
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceeds
x/
Noun
processing
/xx
Noun
produced
x/
Verb
product
/x
Noun, Verb
productive
x/x
Adjective
proficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
profitable
/xxx
Adjective
project
/x
Noun, Verb
promising
/xx
Adjective, Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
property
/xx
Noun, Verb
propitious
x/x
Adjective
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
prosperity
x/xx
Noun
prosperous
/xx
Adjective
proven
/x
Adjective
pur
/
Noun, Verb
purchase
/x
Noun, Verb
purport
/x
Verb, Noun
purposed
/x
Adjective
pursuit
x/
Noun
quality
/xx
Noun, Adjective
quest
/
Noun, Verb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
radiographic
/xx/x
Adjective
rashid
x/
Name
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
rational
/xx
Adjective, Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
ravi
x/
Name
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
reality
x/xx
Noun
really
/x
Adverb, Verb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
reasonable
/xxx
Adjective
reassuring
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
recommended
xx/x
Verb
redeeming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
redemptive
x/x
Adjective
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
relevance
/xx
Noun
relevant
/xx
Adjective
reliable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remarkable
x/xx
Adjective
reproduced
xx/
Verb
reputable
/xxx
Adjective
requirements
x/x
Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
respectable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
rich
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
righteous
/x
Adjective, Verb
rightly
/x
Adverb
ripe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
robust
x/
Adjective
role
/
Noun
rosy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sacred
/x
Adjective
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
safety
/x
Noun, Verb
sage
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sake
/
Noun
salah
/x
Name
salutary
/xxx
Adjective
salvation
x/x
Noun, Verb
santo
/x
Name
sara
/x
Name
sarah
/x
Name
satisfactorily
xx/xx
Adverb
satisfied
/xx
Adjective
saving
/x
Noun, Adjective
scope
/
Noun, Verb
score
/
Noun, Verb
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seen
/
Verb, Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
service
/x
Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
shin
/
Noun, Verb
shrewd
/
Adjective
sight
/
Noun, Verb
significance
x/xx
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
significantly
x/xxx
Adverb
sin
/
Noun, Verb
sizable
/xx
Adjective
sizeable
/xx
Adjective
skilful
/x
Adjective
skilled
/
Adjective
skillful
/x
Adjective
slice
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
smart
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
smashing
/x
Noun, Adjective
smell
/
Noun, Verb
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
solid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
sophisticated
x/xxx
Adjective
soul
/
Noun, Verb
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
specialized
/xx
Adjective
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
splendid
/x
Adjective
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
sterling
/x
Noun, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
success
x/
Noun
successful
x/x
Adjective
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
suitable
/xx
Adjective
sunday
/x
Name, Verb, Adverb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
superb
x/
Adjective
superior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
supportive
x/x
Adjective
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
swell
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
talented
/xx
Adjective
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
tasty
/x
Adjective, Noun
tenacity
x/xx
Noun
tenets
/x
Noun
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terrible
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
terrific
x/x
Adjective
the
x
Adverb, Noun
thebes
/
Name
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
though
/
Adverb
thrilled
/
Adjective
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
ticket
/x
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
totem
/x
Noun
touchdown
/x
Noun
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
undergo
xx/
Verb
unspoiled
x/
Adjective
upbeat
/x
Adjective, Noun
upright
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
usage
/x
Noun
use
/
Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
usefulness
/xx
Noun
utility
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
valid
/x
Adjective
validate
/xx
Verb
valuable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
value
/x
Noun, Verb
varsity
/xx
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
viable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
virtue
/x
Noun
virtuous
/xx
Adjective
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
vocation
x/x
Noun
voucher
/x
Noun, Verb
warm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weil
/
Noun
welcome
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
welfare
/x
Noun, Verb
whale
/
Noun, Verb
white
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
whole
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wicked
/x
Adjective, Adverb
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
will
/
Verb, Noun
wisdom
/x
Noun
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
wonderful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
workable
/xx
Adjective
worse
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
worth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
worthiness
/xx
Noun
worthwhile
//
Adjective
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yeah
/
Noun
yes
/
Name, Verb
yummy
/x
Adjective, Noun