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a premium price
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abandon
abandonment
abbreviate
abrasion
abstract
absurd
abundance
abundant
accelerate
access
acclaimed
accommodate
accompany
accordion
accumulate
accustomed
acquaintance
acronym
acute
adapt
adaptable
adaptation
additive
adept
adjacent
adjoining
adjust
adjustment
adobe
adopt
adorn
adornment
advent
adverse
adversely
adversity
advocate
aesthetic
aesthetically
affect
affected
affiliate with
afflict
affluent
aggravating
aggregate
aggregation
agitation
akin to
alchemy
alder
algae
alien
all but
all-inclusive
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alloy
alternative
altitude
aluminum
ambience
amenable
amplify
ancestor
annihilate
annual
annually
anomaly
anonymous
antibiotic
antiquate
antiquated
antiquity
apart from
appeal
appeal to
apprentice
approach
aptly
aquatic
arc
archaeological
archipelago
architect
arduous
arena
arid
armor
aromatic
array
arthritis
artificial
artisan
as a rule
as a rule of thumb a general principle regarded as roughly correct but not
intended to be scientifically accurate
as far north as
as such
ascend
ascribe to
aspiring
assemble
assert
associate
assorted
assortment
assume
assumption
assure
astonishing
astute
at intervals
at one session
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atomization
attach
attached
attachment
attain
attainment
attire
attribute to
auditorium
auger bore
aurora
auroral light
automated
available
aviation
avocational
awareness
awkwardly
B
backdrop a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
ballet
balmy
barb
Barbed wire
barge
bark
barn
barren
barrier
barter
basement
basin
be characterized by
be taken by
be up to
beak
beam
bequest property
besiege siege
bestow To give as a gift
bias prejudice
bitterness
bizarre House of bizarre design
blanket
blast
blazing
bleak Bleak winds of the North Atlantic
blend <>bend; harmonize,intermix
blessing
block
blocks
blossom Youth blossomed into maturity
blues
bluff A high steep bank; a bluff but pleasant manner.
blunt Blunted emotions; a blunt instrument
bolster Long pillow
boom <>blossom; thunder, a state of economic prosperity
boon A benefit bestow; very close and convivial
boost
boring Drill a hole>tire
boundary
bow <>bowl
breach A breach of contract; a breach in a fortification
break all ties with
breeze The breeze was cooled by the lake; breeze through
brilliance Unusual mental ability
briny
briskness
brittle Brittle bones
bronze
bubble The soup was bubbling
buckle
buggy
building block
bulk A bulk buy; it is cheaper to buy it in bulk. Bulk mail.
bundle
burdensome Taxing,onerous
burgeon The burgeon population; bloom;>blossom;boom;flourish
burrow tunnel
bust A sculpture of the head
bustle hustle
by a factor of
by far She was by far the smartest student; by a considerable margin
C
cab Cab fare
cabinet
cacti pl.cactuses Cactus
calibration standardization
campaign
cannibalism cannibalise
canopy
canyon A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall.
capability An aptitude; the quality of being capable.
capacity
carapace shell
carbohydrate carbo
cardiac Cardiac cycle
cargo Cargo container
carnival funfair
carnivorous The lion and other carnivorous animals.
carving
cast Cast anchor; cast down; cast forth; cast off;
cast off Cast-off>n.adj.
casting
category
cater To supply food ready to eat for parties
cathedral Any large and important church
cavern A large cave or chamber in a cave
cavity Hole; dental caries = tooth decay;
cease Stop; interrupt; N. = end .
celestial Of heaven or the spirit; of or relating to the sky. celestial body;
celestial equator;
cell
cellist Viola; the bass member of the violin family.
census A count of the population
ceremonial
ceremony Serials of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention
chafe Irratate; warm by rubbing; wear caused by friction
chamber Bedroom; enclosed space or cavity
chaos A state of utter confusion <> cosmos
charcoal A charcoal drawing
charter A written instrument; hire, rent, lease; charter school
chateau Castle or fortress; mansion
check
chill Moderately cold>depression;
chilly lacking warmth of feeling
chimpanzee ��<>�jgorilla
chisel Used to chip, carve; cheat
chivalry gallant or distinguished gentlemen
chop Chop-mark;
choppy rough with small waves
chord Accord, harmonize ; seventh chord;
chunk A large noteworthy quantity
circulate
circulation
circumscribe Draw a line around; limit
cite Quote; summon
civilian ��x
civility politeness
claim
clamor A clamor against increased taxes
clam
clan
classification
classify
clay
cliff Cliff swallow; steep , vertical
cling to Stick ; adherence
clockwise <>counterclockwise
clumsy Awkward or inefficient
cluster Cluster bomb

code of laws
coexist
cohesion
cohesive
coil
coincide
coincident
collaboration
collective
collide
colossal
combustible
combustion
comet
commission v
committed
commodity
commonsense
communally
community
commuter
compact
companion
comparable
compatible
compel
compensation
competing
competitiveness
compile
complacence
complement
complementary
complexes
complicated
comply with
component
composed of
composition Composition
compound
compress
comprise
con
conceal
concede
conceive
conception
concerted
concise
concrete
condensation
condense
condor
conductivity
cone
confederacy
configuration
confine to
confinement
confirm
conflict
conflicting
confront
congenial
congestion
congregate
conifer
conjecture
consecutive
consequence
conservative
conserve
consort with Unite,associate;keep company
conspicuous Conspicuous consumption
conspiracy
constant
constantly
constellation
constituent
constitute
constitution
constitutional
constrain
constraint
constrict
constricted
construction
consumption
contact
container
contemporary
context
contours
contraction
contractor
contribute to
convention
conventional
conventionally
converge
convert
converter
convict
convinced
convincing
convivial
coral reef
corals
core
correlated
corrosion corrode
corruption Decay decomposition
cosmic
costume
counteract
counterbalance
counterclockwise
counterpart
cowhand
crab
crack
craft Craft union<>industrial union
craftspeople
crater
crawl
crayon Chalk,wax
credence Letter of credence
creditor
crevice
crippling
crisscross intersect
crossbones
crossbreeding
crow
crude
crude oil
crumple
crust
crustacean
crystalline
crystallized
cubism
cue
culminate
cumbersome
curator
curriculum
custodian
cuticle
cylinder
D
dash off
daunting
dawn
dazzling
debate
debris
declaration
decline
declining
decorate
decoration
decorative
defecate
deference
deferential
deficiency
deform
deformation
deft
degradation
degrade
dehydrate
dehydrated
deliberate
delicate
delta
demobilize
demolish
dense
density
depict
deplete
deposit
depredation
depression
derive
desalination
descend
descendant
descent
designate
desirable
desperate
despoiler
destruction
detect
detectable
deter
deteriorate
determinant
deterrent
devastate
devastation
device
devoid of
Devour
diagonal
diagonally
diameter
dictate
diction
differentiate
diffuse
digest
digression
dilution
diminish
dinosaur
discard
discern
discharge
discipline
discouraging
discourse
discrete
disintegrate
dispense
disperse
disposal
disproportionate
disputes
disrepute
disseminate
dissipate
dissolve
distend
distinct
distinction
distinctive
distinctively
distinctly
distort
distract
distribute
distribution
diver
divergence
diverse
diversification
diversified
diversion
diversity
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dogma
dolphin
domains
domestic
dominant
dormant
dorsal
draft animal
drain
dramatically
drawback
drill
drought
ductile
dump
durable
dwarf
E
eccentricity
eclipse
ecological
economize
ecosystem
edentate
edible
edifice
educable
eject
elaborate
elaborately
electron
elegance
elevation
elicit
eligible
eliminate
elite
elixir
elliptical
elusive
embedded
embellish
emboss
embryological
emerge
emerging
emigrant
emission
emit
employ
enactment
enclosing
encounter
engrave
engraving
enormous
entanglement
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enterprising
entity
entrepreneur
enzyme
epidermis
epoch
equilibrium
equivalent
erect
erode
erosion >abrasion
eruption
eternal
ethically
ethnic
evaporate
eventful
evergreen
evident
eviscerate
evoke
evolution
evolve
exalted
excavation
exceed
excel
exceptional
exceptionally
excess
excessive
exclusion
exclusive
execution
exempt
exert
exhale
exhibition
exorbitant
expand
expansion
expenditure
expertise
explicit
exploit
exponential
express train
expressive
extend
extended
extensive
external
extinct
extinction
extract
fabric
facilitate
facilitation
facility
faction
factor
faculty
fade
famine
fanatical
fascination
fashionable
fatal
fatigue
faucet
fauna
feasible
feat
feed on
fencing
fend
fertile
fertilize
festival
feverishly
fiber
fiction
fidelity
field research
figurehead
file
fir
flair
flake
flea
fleeting
flexibility
flexible
float
flock
flock to
fluctuation
flux
folklore
follow suit
folly
forage
forbidding
foremost
foresee
foreshadow
forge
formalized
format
formation
formidable
formulate
fort
fortify
fortuitously
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foster
fracture
fragile
fragility
fragment
fray
freight
frenetic
frenzy
frigid
fringe
from afar
frustrate
frustrating
frustration
functioning
fumigate
fungi
furnish
fused
fusion
galaxy
gallery
galvanize
gap
gaseous
generate
generous
genetic
genetically
genial
genre
genuinely
genial
genuinely
get in the way of
giant
girder
give way to
glacial
glacier
glamorous
gland
glandular
glassware
glimpse
global
go against the grain to
go broke
gorgeous
gourmet
granite
graphic
grasshopper
gravitational
gravity
graze
grazing land
grumble
gulf
gush
gymnastic
gyration
habitat
hail
hallmark
halt
hamper
handicraft
hands-on
harden
hardware
harness
hatch
haul
haunt n.
haunted
haven
hazard
heed
heel
helium
hem
hemisphere
herald
herculean
herd
heritage
heterogeneous
hibernation
hierarchy
highlight
hinge
hinterland
hold a large stake
hollow
homogeneous
horizon
horizontal
hostile
house
huddle
hummingbird
hurl
hydrogen
hypersensitive
hypothesis
ice sheet
iceberg
icicle
icon
identical
identifiable
identify
identity
ideology
idiom
igneous
illuminate
illumination
illusion
illustrate
imaginary
imaginative
imbibe
imitation
immense
immobilize
immune
immunity
impact
impair
impart
impediment
imperative
impermeable
impersonal
impersonate
impersonation
impetus
implement
implication
implicit
import
impose
imposing
impressive
imprint
imprisonment
improvisation
improvise
in accord with
in common
in scale
in terms of
inaccessible
inactivate
inadequate
inappropriate
incapacitate
incessant
incident
inclination
incongruity
incongruous
incorporate
incredible
indent
indicate
indication
indispensable
individualism
inducible
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industrialized
inevitably
inextricably
infection
inferiority
infest
inflation
inflict
ingenious
ingeniously
ingredient
inhabit
inhabitant
inherit
inhibit
innumerable
insanity
insight
insistence
inspection
inspiration
inspire
instantaneously
instinctively
institution
institutionalize
instructive
instrumentalist
insulation
insulting
insurmountable
intact
integral
integrate
integrated
intelligible
intense
intensive
intent
interact with
interaction
interconnected
interconnecting
interdependence
interdependent
interference
interior
interlocking
internal
interpersonal
interpretation
interrupt
interstellar
interval
intervention
intimacy
intoxication
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intricately
intriguing
intrinsic
intruder
intruding
intrusion
invade
inventory
invertebrate
ion
irresistible
irrevocably
irrigate
irrigation
isolated
isolation
jealousy
jellyfish
jibe with
jolting
journalism
junction
jury
juxtaposition
keen
kennel
kernel
kerosene
kinetic
laborious
laboriously
labyrinth
lament
landmass
landscape
landslide
Larvae
laser
latitude
lava
lave
layer
layman
learn by rote
lease
ledge
legacy
legume
lengthen
lettuce
liable of
light
bulb
limestone
linger
letter with
livelihood
living quarter
locomote
locomotive
locomotion
logy
long-range
loom lore
lumber
luminosity
luminous
lure
maneuver
mania
manifestation
manipulate
mansion
mantle
manual
margin
marine
maritime
markedly
marrow
mask
masonry
massive
masterpiece
mate
meager
measures
mechanical
media
mechanism
medium
melodrama
memorial
mercantile
merchandise
metabolic
meteorite
meteorologist
meticulous
minimize
minuscule
minute
miraculous
mobility
mock
moderate
modify
moisture
molecular
molecule
molten
monochromatic
monopolize
monument
morale
morphology
most-distinctive
motif
motivation
mud mortar
multifaceted
multiple
multiply
multistory
multitude
mundane
municipal
muscular
myriad
mysterious
narcotic
narrator
Native to
neat
needy
neoclassical
neon
Nerve cord
neuron
niche
nickel
nonconformist
nontraditional
nostalgia
not as yet
not so much as
notch
note
notoriously
noxious
nuclei
nucleus

R
rhythmical
ridge
rift
rigidity
riot
ripen
rite
ritual
rival
roam
robust
rod
roost
rooster
rotate
rubble
rudimentary
rupture
rural
rustproof
sack
sacred
saddle
sample
sanctimonious
sanction
sanctuary
sanitation
satire
satiric
saturate
scale
scale
scarce
scatter
scavenger
scenery
scenic
scent
scheme
scores
scramble
scratch
screen
screw
scruple
scuba
sculptor
sculptural
sculpture
sea cucumber
seabed
seaport
secrete
sect
sectional
sector
secular
securely
sediment
seedling
segment
seismic
self-sufficient
semimolten
sensibility
sentimental
sequence
serene
serrated
set aside for
setting
sewerage
shatter
shear
shed
sheer
sheltered
shield
shifting
shipment
shipwright
short-range
shrink
shrub
shutters
shuttle
signify
silicate
silversmith
simultaneously
skepticism
skull
slab
slice
slice
slide
slope
sloth
slow-breeding
smother
snap
snippet
snowflake
snug
social distinction
solder
solemn
solidify
solitary
solo
soluble
solution
soothe
sophisticated
sophistication
sort
soybean
spacecraft
spacious
span
span over
sparingly
spark
sparse
spawn
specialized
species
specification
specimen
spectacular
spectacularly
spectator
spectrum
speculate about
sphere
spherical
spinal
O
object to
obscure
obscure v
obsessed
obstacle
occurrence
of scale
offshore
offspring
olfactory
onset
onslaught
opaque
optical
optimal
optimum
orchid
ore
organically
organism
orientation
originality
originate
ornamental
ornamentation
ounce
outbreak
outlet
output
oval
overlap
overlapping
overload
oversee
overtaxed
overwhelm
overwhelmingly
oxen
pack
packed
painstaking
paleontologist
pane
panel
panel v
pants
paralysis
paramount
paraphrase
parasite
particle
pasture
patent
pathogen
patrol
patron
patronage
pebble
peculiarity
pendant
penetrate
penetrating
peninsula
perceive
perception
perch
percolate
percussion
peripheral
perishable
permeate
perpetuate
perplexing
persist
perspective
pertinent relevance
pest
petal
pigment
pillow
pine
pit
pivotal
plank
plaster plastic
plate
platitude
platitudinous
pliable
plight
plumbing
poisonous
polarize
pollen
pollination
pollinator
pollutant
popular tune
portable
portend
portion
positive
possess
possession
postal service
postdate
posthumous
potential
pottery
poverty
prairie
precarious
precede
precipitate
precipitation
precursor
predator
predatory
predecessor
predominantly
predominate
preeminent
prefabricated
prehistoric
preponderance
prerequisite
presence
preservation
preservative
preside over
prestige
pretension
prevail
prevailing
prey
primal
primarily
primate
prime
primitive
priority
privilege
probe
proceed
process
proclaim
proclivity
prod sb. into
prodigious
prodigy
produce
proficiency
profile
prohibitively
proliferation
prolific
prominence
prominent
promising
promote
pronounced
proper
property
proponent
proportion
proprietorship
propulsion
prospect
prosper
prosperous
protectionist
protein
prototype
protruding
provincialism
provocative
prudent
pry open
publicize
pueblo
punch
puncture
purification
pyramid
Q
quaint
qualification
quarry
quench
quest
quiescent
quilt
R
radar
radiation
radius
raft
ragtime
rally
rampant
rancher
ranching
range
range from...to
rarefy
ration
rattlesnake
raven
readjust
realm
rear
rebellion
receptor
receptacle
recipe
recipient
recognize
reconstruct
reconstruction
recreation
rectangle
rectangular
recycle
redirect
reed
refine
refinement
reflection
refraction
refreshing
refreshment
refrigerate
regenerate
regime
regimentation
regulate
regulatory
rehabilitate
reigning
reinterpretation
reject
release
remainder
remnants
render
renounce
rent
reorient
replace
replenish
representation
reproduce
reproductive
reptile
repute
resemble
reservoir
residue
respective
respectively
restoration
restrict
restriction
retail
retailer
retain
retool
retreat
retrieve
reveal
revered
reverse
revise
revitalization
revival
revive
rhetoric
S
spinal cord
spiral
split
spoilage
sponge
spontaneously
spotlight
spray
sprout
spur
squash
squeeze
squirt
stabilize
stagecoach
staggering
stagnant
staircase
stalk
stand in the way of
staple
starch
starfish
starvation
starve
stash
stationary
status
steep
steer
stellar
stem
sterile
sticky
stiffen
stimulus
sting
stock car racing
stonemason
stout
strain
strand
strata
stretch
stride
strike
striking
strikingly
string
stringent
strip
strip
strive
stroke
stylized
subduct
subject to
subjected
submerge
submit
subsequent
subside
subsidize
subsidy
subsist
subsistence
substantial
substantive
substitute
subterranean
subtle
subtract
successive
succinct
sufficient
summit
sumptuous
superficially
superior
supernatural
supplement
suppress
supreme
supremely
surface
surging
surpass
sustain
sustained
sustenance
swamp
swarm
sweep
sweeping
symbiotic
symmetrical
sympathetic
synthetic
syrup
tableland
tariff
take into account
tavern
tectonics
tedium
telegraph
temple
temporarily
tenant
tendency
tenement
tentacle
terminal
terminology
terrace
terrain
terrestrial
testify to
textile
texture
thigh
thread
three-dimensional
thrive
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tilt
timber
time-consuming
timidity
tissues
to and fro
tolerance
tolerate
topographical
topography
tornado
torque
torrential rain
toxic
trace
track
trail
trail v.
trample
tranquility
transcend
transfer
transform
transformation
transition
translucent
transmit
transmitter
transparent
trap
tread on
treason
tremendous
trench
trend
tribal
trickle
trigger
tropical
trove
tub
tube
tumble
tundra
tunnel
turbulent
turnpike
turquoise
twine
twist
typify
tyrannical
ultrasonic
unadorned
unbridgeable
uncharted
undergo
underlying
undertake
undoubtedly
unexplored
unfertilized
unimaginable
uninhabited
unpalatable
unprecedented
unpredictable
unpromising
unravel
unrestricted
unsubstantiated
untouched
upgrade
upland
urban
urbanism
urbanite
urbanization
urbanize
usher
utilization
utilize
utopian
utterly
vacancy
vanish
variable
variance
varnish
vault
vegetation
veil
veining
velocity
venerable
vent
venture
verse
version
vertebrate
vertical
vessel
viable
vigilance
violence
viral
virus The force of the virus of prejudice
viscosity Coefficient of viscosity
vivid vigorous
void Vacant; null
volatile
volcanic Volcanic emotion
volcano The ejected material
voracious devour
vulnerable Vulnerable parts of the body
waist
walnut Edible nut
ward off guard
warehouse For storage of commodity
wary of Keen caution
watercourse channel
waxy wax
weary Weariness;exhaust
weather v.
weathering Bear up against
weird Weird Fates
weld unite
well-being Prosperous
well-organized A well-to-do family
whim fancy
whittle Cut off; chip; knife
wholesale <>Retail merchant
Wholesome Promoting well-being of spirit
willow
witness Testify attest
wrap Convolution; a plan kept under wraps
wreck Ruin shipwreck
wrestling n. Combat = wrestle
yarn fiber
yield Yield of wheat per acre
yield v.
yolk Spheroidal sphere
zealous zeal
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