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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREP PROGRAM PRE-FACULTY LEVEL WORDLIST

HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION

1. Abortion abort abortion have an abortion
anti-abortion campaigners
2. Absolute absolute absolutely have absolute confidence
absolutely amazing
3. Abstract abstract / abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept
4. Accompany accompany accompaniment accompanied be accompanied by
someone
5. Accountable account account accountable on account of
accountability bank account
make someone / hold someone
accountable for sth
6. Accumulate accumulate accumulation accumulated slowly / rapidly accumulate
begin to accumulate lead to
/ prevent accumulation
7. Accustomed accustomed be / become / get accustomed to
something
8. Acknowledge acknowledge acknowledgement openly / publicly
acknowledge acknowledgement
from someone
9. Additive add addition additive food additive
10. Adjust adjust adjustment adjustable quickly adjust / be difficult /
hard to adjust fully
adjustable
11. Administer administer administration administrative administer an exam
administrative duties
12. Address address address an issue/address the audience
13. Advance advance/advancement advanced in advance/ advanced level
14. Agenda agenda political/economic/legislative/
domestic etc agenda
set an agenda
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15. Allowance allow allowance weekly / daily allowance

get / receive allowance
16. Ally ally ally have an ally/ find an ally
ally yourself to/ with
someone
17. Alter alter alteration make alterations / undergo
alteration
18. Ambiguity ambiguousness ambiguous ambiguously Ambiguous smile
ambiguity Ambiguous reply
19. Analyst analyse analyst analytical analyse carefully/critically/fully in
analysis depth / detailed
/objective analysis leading /
computer / business / political
analyst
20. Ancestor ancestor ancestry common ancestry
claim / have / share ancestry
21. Angle angle from an angle / angle of /
angle between
22. Anonymous anonymity anonymous anonymously anonymous donor/benefactor
anonymous donor/benefactor
anonymous author of a collection of
poems
23. Apologetic apologize apology apologetic be/feel/look/sound
apologetic
make an apology / expect an apology
apologize for something apologize to
someone
24. Appendix appendix something in the appendix
25. Applaud applaud applause
26. Appoint appoint appointment appoint someone to do
something / appoint someone as
something make an
appointment
27. Approach approach approach approachable approach somebody for
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something
approach a problem /task the
approach of something
28. Arch arch
29. Arise arise arise from / arise out of
30. Artificial artificial artificially artificial flowers / light
31. Ash ash
32. Assemble assemble assembly The crowd/ the team assembled
assemble in the garden

33. Assert assert assertion assertive assertively assert your

assertiveness rights/independence/superiority

34. Assure assure assurance assuring assure someone

assuring parent
35. Atmosphere atmosphere
36. Attain attain attainability attainable perfectly / fully / easily
attainable
37. Attorney attorney
38. Attribute attribute attribute attributive attribute sth to s.o
attribution
39. Authority authorize authority authoritarian / deny / refuse / reject /
authoritative undermine authority
authorize sb to do sth
40. Automatic automatic automatically automatic car
41. Axe axe
42. Backbone backbone
43. Barrel barrel

44. Basis base basis basic basically base sth on sth

basis for
on a ...basis
45. Beak beak bird beak
46. Bear bear bearable/ unbearable to be/ become bearable
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to make sth bearable

bear with sb
bear a child
47. Beast beast beastly
48. Bend bend bend over / down
49. Beneath beneath
50. Beneficiary beneficiary beneficiary of
51. Bet bet
52. Bias bias biased political / gender / racial
unbiased bias
53. Bid bid bid bid against / bid for
make / place a bid
54. Bind bind binding be bound to
55. Blade blade
56. Boost boost boost boosted give sb / provide sb with
booster boost / boost somebody's
confidence
confidence booster
57. Border border on the border /across the
border / cross the border
58. Bother bother bother bother to do something

59. Bound bound bound within the bounds / out of

bounds
bound to do something
60. Boundary boundary common / northern / state
boundary
61. Breadth breadth breadth of sth

62. Breed breed breed rare breed / pure breed

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63. Bribe bribe bribe someone to do sth

bribe bribery bribe someone with sth
64. Brief brief brief briefly

65. Broad broaden broad broad range

broaden your horizons
66. Brush brush brush brush your hair / teeth

67. Bubble bubble

68. Bulk bulk bulk of something

69. Bundle bundle bundle bundled bundle of something

in a bundle
70. Burden burden burden burden sb with problems
be a burden on sb
be burdened with sth
71. Campaign campaign campaign launch / start / organise /
run / manage a campaign
72. Candidate candidate

73. Capability capability/incapability capable / incapable have capability

(of) be capable of doing
something
74. Capture capture capture/ captive captured try to / manage to / attempt
to capture
75. Careless care care careless carelessly take care / provide
carelessness someone with care / care
about
become / get / grow
careless
76. Carriage carriage horse-drawn carriage/ train
carriage
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77. Casualty casualty road casualties

civilian casualties
cause/inflict casualties
78. Category categorize category categorize into
put sth into a category
79. Cater cater cater for needs

80. Cease cease ceasefire declare /negotiate ceasefire cease to

exist
81. Ceremony ceremony ceremonial brief / formal / official
ceremony
82. Chamber chamber

83. Charge charge charge charge sb with doing sth /be charged
with murder /deny the charges

84. Cheat cheat cheat / cheater cheat on someone / turn

someone into a cheat
85. Chief chief chiefly chief of police / staff

86. Cite cite citation cited works cited

87. Civil civilian be civil to someone

civil civil war
88. Clap clap clap give someone a big clap /
clap loudly
89. Client client

90. Cliff cliff

91. Coal coal

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92. Code code code coded/ encoded break / write in code / a

encode code of behaviour /
conduct/ practice
93. coincide coincide coincidence coincidental Our views/schedules coincide
pure coincidence
it is a / not a /no coincidence that…
coincide with

94. Collapse collapse collapse from sth

95.

96. Collaborate collaborate collaboration collaborative collaborate with someone /

on something
collaborate in doing sth

97. Colonise colonise colony colonised establish a colony

98. Comfort comfort comfort comfortable / find / get / seek comfort

comforting
99. Commentary commentary radio / sports / news
commentary
100. Commerce commerce commercial cinema / radio / TV
commercial
do / make a commercial domestic /
international commerce
101. Commodity commodity basic / common / cheap
commodity
102. Company accompany company have company/ accompany someone

103. Compatible compatible / compatible with

(with)/Incompatible incompatible
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104. Compensate compensate compensation compensated compensate for something

get / receive / gain
compensation
105. Compile compile compilation compile something from /
for sth
a compilation of
106. Compose compose composer / compose sth
composition
107. Comprehensive comprehend comprehension comprehensive / extremely / fully / quite
comprehensible comprehensive
108. Comprise comprise comprised be comprised of

109. Compromise compromise compromise compromised agree on / arrive at / come to / reach

a compromise
110. Concern concern concern concerned concerned about

111. Concrete concrete concretely concrete evidence

112. Conclusive conclude conclusion conclusive/inconclus come to a conclusion / in

ive conclusion
113. Confirm confirm confirmation confirmed wait for / have / get
confirmation
114. Confidential confidentiality confidential confidentially keep records confidential
strictly confidential
confidential report
115. Conform conform conformity conform to
conformist
116. Confront confront confrontation confront sb

117. Conscience conscience

118. Consensus consensus arrive at / reach a

consensus
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119. Conservative conservatism conservative

120. Consistent (in)consistency (in)consistent consistent with

121. Constant constant remain / stay constant

122. Constitute constitute constitution draw up / prepare / adopt / enact a

constitution

123. Constrain constrain constraint constrained constraint on

124. Consult consult consultation / consult sb about sth

consultant
125. Contaminate contaminate contamination contaminated

126. Contest contest / contestant

127. Contradict contradict contradiction

128. Controversial controversy controversial cause / create controversy

129. Convene convene convention conventional conventionally annual / international

convention
130. Coordinate coordinate coordination coordinated coordinate with / lack of
coordination
color coordinated
131. Corporate corporate corporate crime

132. Correlation correlate correlation correlative strong/high/close/significant

correlation

133. Correspond correspond correspondence correspond to

134. Cotton cotton

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135. Coverage cover coverage live coverage

136. Crack crack crack

137. Craft craft

138. Creation create creation / creativity creative creatively

/ creator
139. Creature creature

140. Crown crown

141. Cultivate cultivate cultivation cultivated

142. Curse curse curse curse for

143. Cynical cynical

144. Dare dare dare daring How dare you !

I dare you to ...
145. Dam dam build a dam

146. Data data collect data

147. date date date someone/ date something to

something
sign and date a document
148. Debate debate debate debatable debate about / on
debate between
have a debate
149. Deceive deceive deception / deceit deceptive

150. Declare declare declaration declarative declare a state of emergency declare

a war
declare something illegal/invalid etc
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declare bankrupt/ independence

151. Deed deed

152. Deer deer

153. Defeat defeat defeat (un)defeated accept / admit defeat

154. Defend defend defense defensive defend against

155. Deficit deficit budget/trade deficit

deficit in food supply
156. Delicate delicacy delicate

157. demolish demolish demolish an old building/ demolish

an argument

158. Derive derive derive from

159. Depress depress depression depressive depressively feel depressed

depressed
depressing
160. desert desert desert the town is an intellectual desert.
be lost in the desert
desert someone
161. Deserve deserve

162. Desire desire desire desire for sth

163. Despair despair /

desperation in / with despair
164. Detection detect detection/
detective
165. Deter deter deterrent deterrent law / deter sb from doing sb
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166. Deviate deviate deviation deviate from

167. Diagnose diagnose diagnosis to diagnose correctly/ wrongly

to make / give diagnosis
168. Dialect dialect Chinese/Yorkshire dialect
local dialect
169. Dictate dictate dictator dictatorial dictate the terms of an agreement
dictatorship dictatorial government
170. Disguise disguise disguise disguise yourself as
somebody/something
171. Dispute dispute dispute disputed (border/ a bitter/long-running dispute
territory/goal) dispute over a problem
a pay/legal/trade dispute
to be in dispute with someone
hotly disputed (passive)
172. Distract distract distraction distracted distract
somebody/something from
something
173. Devote devote devotion devoted devote yourself to sth
devoted to show
devotion
174. Differentiate differentiate different differentiate between
differentiate from
175. Dig dig digger dig for sth

176. Dimension dimension dimensional in two / three dimensions

177. Diminish diminish

178. Dine dine dinner dine out

179. Direct direct director direct direct a film / film director

be extremely / very / quite direct
180. Discriminate discriminate discrimination discriminate positively/ unfairly
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discriminate against age / class /

gender / race
discrimination against somebody

181. Dismiss dismiss dismissal dismissive dismissal of somebody

dismissed reason for dismissal class /
meeting is dismissed
182. Disobey disobey / obey disobedience / obedient/disobedient disobedience to somebody punish
obedience somebody for disobedience

183. Display display display clearly/ prominently/

proudly display
184. Dispose dispose disposal disposable rubbish/ sewage/ waste
disposal dispose of
sth
185. Disregard disregard disregard demonstrate / show
disregard for / of sth
186. Disrespect disrespect disrespect (dis)respectful have/ show/ treat somebody with
disrespect
187. Dissimilar dissimilar / similar be / appear / look dissimilar
from / to
188. Dissolve dissolve dissolver dissolvable
dissolvent
189. Distinct distinction distinct / distinctive become / remain distinct
crucial/ important/ main
distinction between
190. Distort distort distortion seriously/ severely distort sth
cause/ create/ lead to
distortion of sth
191. Ditch ditch ditch deep/ wide shallow ditch

192. Diverse diversify diversity diverse diversely growing/ considerable

ethnic/ genetic diversity
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diversity in / of sth
culturally diverse
193. Domain domain private / public domain

194. Domesticate domesticate domestic domestic market/ economy/

domesticated pets
195. Dominate dominate dominance / dominant dominantly achieve/ assert dominance over sb/sth
domination seem/ become/ remain dominant
largely/ increasingly dominate
complete/ cultural/ political
domination

196. Dove dove peace dove

197. Downward downward downwards

198. Drag drag

199. Drawer drawer open/ pull a drawer

200. Drugstore drugstore

201. Eager eager eagerly appear/ seem eager

202. Ease ease ease easy easily great/ remarkable ease in

begin to / try to ease
203. Edge edge on the edge

204. Elastic elastic elastic band

205. Element element basic/ crucial/ essential

element
206. Eliminate eliminate elimination eliminate from
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207. Emerge emerge emergence emerge from/ into

emergence of
208. Emit emit emission carbon dioxide emissions/
emission levels
to cut/ reduce emissions
209. Emphasis emphasize emphasis emphatic place/ p u t emphasis on
considerable/ great
emphasis
strongly emphasize
210. Enable enable enabling enable sb / sth to do sth

211. Endurance endure endurance endurable endurance test

endure doing sth
212. Enemy enemy defeat/ destroy/ confront/
face an enemy
213. Energetic energize energy energetic renewable/ nuclear/ solar
energy
generate/ supply/ consume energy
214. Enforce enforce enforcement enforced fully/ strictly enforced
strict/ effective enforcement law/
legal/ police enforcement
enforce a law / rule / policy
215. Engage engage engagement engaged / engaging engage s in sth
previous/ prior engagement deeply/
heavily engaged
216. Entitle entitle entitlement entitled be entitled to do sth
entitle sb to do sth entitlement to
holiday/ benefit/ pension
entitlement
217. Essence essence real/ true essence

218. Estimation estimate estimate (under/ difficult to/ hard to estimate early/
overestimate (under/ over)estimated initial estimate
underestimate
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over)estimation make an estimate

estimation of the cost
219. Ethnic ethnic ethnic origin/ ethnic
violence
220. Evidence evidence evident evidently convincing/ decisive
evidence
it is evident that ...
221. Evolution evolve evolution evolved gradual/ rapid/ natural
evolution
evolve from/ evolve into
222. Exceed exceed expected to/ likely to
exceed
223. Excess excess excessive excess of

224. Executive execute executive executive Chief Executive Officer

(CEO)/ executive decision
225. Exhibit exhibit exhibition small/ important/ major
exhibition exhibit
symptoms
226. Exit exit exit

227. Expense expense expensive leading/ medical/ travel

expenses
228. Expertise expertise/ expert lack/ need / require
expertise
229. Exploit exploit exploitation military/ sexual exploit
be open to/ be vulnerable to
exploitation
230. Facilitate facilitate facilitation/ further facilitate
facilitator
231. Facility facility childcare/ leisure facilities
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232. Fade fade quickly fade/ fade away/

begin to fade
233. Famine famine widespread famine / die of famine

234. Feasible feasibility feasible/ infeasible economically/technically/

politically feasible
235. Feast feast have a feast

236. Fellow fellow fellow fellow traveller

237. Fierce fierce fiercely fierce attack/ opposition/

criticism
238. File file file alphabetically file
fat/ thick/ secret/ case file
239. Fine fine fine fined pay a (high) fine
a library/ parking fine
240. Finite/Infinite infinity finite/infinite finite resources
infinity of sth
241. Fitness fitness fit

242. Flame flame

243. Flesh flesh

244. Flood flood flood flooded

245. Fluctuate fluctuate fluctuation sharply/ considerably fluctuate

fluctuate between A and B
cause fluctuation
246. Fond fondness fond be fond of great/
special fondness

247. Forever forever forever and ever

go on forever
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248. Foresee foresee foresee consequences/problems/

challenges
249. Foster foster foster Foster a child
Foster family/kid
250. Foundation found foundation founded The British Heart
Foundation
251. Frozen freeze freezer frozen freeze to death

252. Fundamental fundamental seem/ remain/ consider sth/ regard

sth as fundamental truly
253. Funeral funeral funeral ceremony/ service

254. Fur fur furry thick/ soft/ artificial/ fake fur

255. Furnish furnish furniture furnished fully furnished/ garden

furniture
256. Gain gain gain gain control/ power/
reputation
financial/ economic gain
257. Gap gap gap between

258. Genius genius

259. Gentle gentleman gentle gently appear/ look/ seem gentle

perfect/ real/ true
gentleman
260. Gifted gift gifted be gifted in

261. Glue glue glue put on glue

262. Grab grab try to/ manage to grab

263. Grain grain

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264. Grease grease covered in grease/ remove/

dissolve grease
265. Grand grandness grand grandly

266. Gravity gravity force of gravity

267. Grind grind grinder

268. Guarantee guarantee guarantee guaranteed full/ life time guarantee

269. Guideline guide guideline guided practical/ clear/ helpful

guidelines
develop/ draw up/ offer/ stick to
guidelines
270. Hang hang hang upside down/ hang
from a place
271. Hardship hardship hard cause/ endure/ experience/ face
hardships
272. Harvest harvest harvest/ harvester good/ large / rich harvest

273. Haste haste hasty hastily frantic/ great haste

with / without haste
274. Hay hay

275. Heel heel high-heels

276. Hence Hence

277. Hero hero / heroine great/ brave hero

become/ turn into a hero
278. Hierarchy hierarchy hierarchical hierarchically hierarchical structure/ organisation
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279. Hinder hinder hindrance be likely to/ tend to hinder

without hindrance
280. Hip hip

281. Hire hire hire hired hire charge/ cost/ for hire
hire locally/ by the day/ by the
week
282. Historian historian/ history historical historically contemporary/ early/ recent
history
throughout history change
the course of history
283. Hollow hollow dark/ natural/ deep hallow

284. Holy holy holy city/ man/ book

285. Hook hook hooked be/ become/ get hooked

286. Hopeless /Hopeful hope hope hopeless /hopeful hopefully hope for/ look seem
hopeless
287. Hostile hostility hostile hostile to/towards

288. Horizon horizon northern/ southern/ distant

horizon
broaden/ expand/ widen
horizons
289. Horizontal/Vertical horizontal/vertical horizontally/ Horizontal/Vertical line
vertically
290. Humble humble humbly in my humble opinion/
humble apologies

291. Humid humidify humidity humid a humid climate/ high/ low

humidity
humidity level
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292. Humiliate humiliate humiliation humiliating humiliating defeat/ humiliate sb

293. Hunger hunger hungry extreme hunger/ feel

hunger
become/ get/ make sb hungry
294. Hunt hunt hunter/ hunting fox/ seal/ tiger hunt
massive/ nationwide hunt treasure
hunt
295. Hypothetical hypothesis hypothetical hypothetically acceptable/ working
hypothesis
entirely/ purely/ totally
hypothetical
296. Identical identical identically look/ seem identical
identical to / with
297. Ideological ideology ideological ideologically dominant/ official/ capitalist/
socialist ideology
298. Idle idle idly remain/ leave/ make sth idle

299. Ignorant ignore ignorance ignorant show ignorance

appear/ seem/ seem/ remain
ignorant
300. Illegal/Legal legalize legality Illegal /legal become/ be legal
challenge/ question/ assert/ recognise
legality
301. Imitate imitate imitation imitated accurate/ good/ poor
imitation
302. Immense immense immensely

303. Implication imply implication be implicated in sth

considerable/ crucial/ major/
important implications
304. Imprison imprison imprisonment falsely/ wrongly/ temporarily
imprison ten years/
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immediate / life imprisonment

305. Improbable/probable probability improbable/probable highly probable
probable outcome/ result/
probably consequence
306. Improper/Proper improper/proper properly proper way/ place

307. Impure/Pure purity / impurity impure/pure purely pure silk

pure chance/ coincidence purity of
tap water
308. Inaccessible/Accessi access access/ (in) inaccessible/accessib make sth/ become/ remain
ble accessibility le accessible
309. Incentive incentive big/ considerable/ sufficient/
more/ less/ financial
incentive
310. in charge

311. Incident incident incidental incidentally major/ serious incident

incidence
312. Indifferent indifference indifferent show indifference to/towards sth

313. Inclusive include inclusion inclusive/ included possible inclusion

all inclusive
314. Incorporate incorporate incorporated incorporate sth into / in sth

315. Incurable/curable cure cure incurable/curable incurable disease/ illness

316. Indefinite /definite indefinite /definite (in)definitely Indefinite/definite article

317. Independence independence independent independently become/ feel/ make somebody

independent
full/ total independence
enjoy/ value independence
318. Indirect indirect indirectly Indirect speech
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319. Inevitable Inevitable inevitable result/

inevitably consequence
320. Infrastructure infrastructure

321. Inhabit inhabit inhabitant be inhabited by (birds) /native

inhabitants
322. Inherent inherent inherently be inherent in sth

323. Inhibit inhibit inhibition tend to/ severely inhibit

inhibit someone from sth
324. Initiate initiate initiative take the initiative/ have
initiative
325. Inner inner find your inner motivation

326. Innovate innovate innovation innovative successful/ scientific innovation

327. Inordinate inordinateness inordinate inordinately inordinate amount of time

inordinate number of problems
328. Insight insight
have/ gain/ get insight into
329. Insist insist insistence insistent insistently insist on sth
become/ remain insistent
330. Inspect inspect inspection/ carefully/ thoroughly inspect
inspector carry out / conduct inspection
331. instance instance instance Instances of discrimination / violence
In this instance…
332. Institution institution institutional institutional decision /
a medical/educational/financial instit
ution
333. Instruct instruct instruction/ carefully/ explicitly instruct
instructor proper/formal instruction
334. Integral integrate integration integral integrate into / with
encourage/ achieve/ speed up/
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require/ lead to integration

integral part of sth
335. Intense intensify intensity intensive/ intense intensively tend to/ be likely to intensify high/
low intensity
intensive care
336. Internal /External internal /external internally
/externally
337. Intervene intervene intervention to intervene directly
a police/ military intervention
338. Invade invade invasion/ invader invaded military invasion
fear of invasion
invasion of privacy
339. Invaluable value value invaluable/ valuable remain/ make sth invaluable

340. Isolate isolate isolation isolated political/ complete/social isolation

isolate somebody from sb / sth
341. Jail

342. Jaw jaw

343. Jewel jewel/ jewellery

344. Joint joint knee/ hip/ elbow joint

345. Kingdom kingdom

346. Lab lab/ laboratory

347. Label label label put a label on sth

correctly/ falsely/ properly/
wrongly label
348. Labour labour/ labourer physical/ hard labour
cheap/ child labour
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349. Ladder ladder climb a ladder

350. Lately late lately

351. lawsuit lawsuit file a lawsuit against somebody

win/lose a lawsuit
352. Lay lay lay eggs/ lay sth out

353. Layer layer thin/ thick layer

354. League league at the bottom / top of the

league/ be in a different league
355. Lean lean lean on somebody
lean towards
356. Liable liability liable Liable for something
Liable to do sth
357. Liberal liberate liberty liberal liberal leader/ party
personal/ political/ religious liberty
358. Lid lid put a lid on sth

359. Lifelong lifelong lifelong learning

360. Lifetime lifetime in your lifetime

lifetime income/ employment/
experience
361. Lift lifted the ban on sth
lift sb's spirits
362. Likewise likewise

363. Limb limb broken/ injured/ stiff limb

364. Limitation limit limitation limiting limitation of nuclear weapons

/despite limitations of sth/ major
limitless limitation/ limitless potential
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365. Literal literal literally literal meaning/sense/interpretation

366. Load load load loaded heavy/ work/ full load

367. Lodging lodging lodging house

368. Log log keep a log/ web log

369. Logic logic logical/ illogical logically

370. Longevity

371. Lord lord Good Lord!

372. Loyal loyalty loyal extremely/ very loyal

show loyalty to/ for/ from
373. Magic magic/ magician magical magically Pure/ black magic
truly/ totally magical
do magic
374. Major majority major big/ vast majority
majority of
375. Mall mall shopping mall

376. Manipulate manipulate manipulation/ manipulative Easily/ deliberately manipulate

manipulator careful/ clever/ deliberate
manipulation
377. Mankind mankind history of mankind

378. Marker marker board marker

379. Massive mass/ masses massive enormous / huge / large mass

massive heart attack
massive argument
380. Master master master master and servant
master the art of sth
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381. Mat mat yoga mat

382. Mate mate class/ team/work mate

383. Maximize maximize maximum maximum maximum amount / number

maximize
opportunities/chances/
maximize benefits
384. Meantime meantime in the meantime

385. Meanwhile meanwhile

386. Mechanism mechanism mechanical mechanically locking/ steering mechanism

mechanic avoidance/ control/defense
mechanism
387. Melt melt melting melt away
melted
388. Memorial memorial memorial memorial /ceremony service

389. Mentality mentality mental mentally mentality of teenagers

mental illness
390. Merchant merchant rich/powerful merchant
merchandise buy/ sell merchandise
391. Mere mere merely mere coincidence
mere fact
392. Messenger message messenger don't shoot the messenger
message
393. Midst midst in the midst of

394. Mild mild mildly mild weather/ illness

395. Military military military militarily military forces

military action
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396. Minimal minimize minimal minimum amount/ minimize cost/

minimum minimal damage

397. Mining mining coal mine

mine
miner
398. Mixed mix mixture mixed ethnically/socially/ racially mixed

399. Mode mode normal mode

400. Moderate moderation moderate in moderation

moderate amount of sth
401. Modest modesty modest modestly show modesty

402. Modify modify modification modified genetically- modified food

403. Monitor monitor monitor monitorial baby monitor

monitor sb's cholesterol levels
404. Motionless motion motionless absolutely / virtually motionless

405. Motivate motivate motivation motivated poor/low motivation

lack/lose motivation
406. Motive motive motive behind/ for sth

407. Multiple multiple multiple choice

408. Multiply multiply multiplication multiplied

409. Mutual mutual mutually mutual trust/ respect/ understanding

410. Namely namely

411. Neat neatness neat neatly

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412. Neglect neglect negligence neglected/ negligent be accused of/ guilty of negligence

413. negotiate negotiate negotiation a negotiated negotiate with sb

negotiator agreement/settlement negotiate for a contract
/ solution negotiate an agreement
negotiate business deals
414. Nerve nerve nervous calm/steady your nerves
nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
415. Noble nobility noble noble family/ blood

416. Nonetheless nonetheless

417. Norm norm normal become the norm/ social/ cultural

norms
418. Notable note note notable notably notion of sth
notion notable example/achievement/
success
419. Nuclear nuclear nuclear power

420. Nuisance nuisance awful/ terrible nuisance

421. Numerous number number numerous numerous occasions

422. Nut nut

423. Obedience (dis)obey (dis)obedience (dis)obedient (dis)obediently obedience to

424. Obliged obligation obliged to be/feel obliged to do sth to be

obligatory obligatory for sb to do sth
425. Omit omit omission

426. Ongoing ongoing ongoing project / research

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427. Operate operate operation operate (machinery)

428. Option option optional have an option

429. Otherwise otherwise

430. Outbreak outbreak outbreak of disease

431. Outlook outlook

432. Outwards outward outwards facing/ looking outwards

433. Overlap overlap overlap overlapping overlap with

434. Pan pan

435. Parallel parallel parallel to

436. Party party disagreement between parties / a

third party
437. Paste paste paste copy and paste
tooth-paste
438. Patriotic patriotism patriotic
patriot
439. Pattern pattern pattern of sth

440. Pearl pearl

441. Peculiar peculiarity peculiar become/remain peculiar

442. Penalty penalize penalty pay a penalty

a penalty of up to three years in
prison
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443. Periodical periodical

444. Persist persist persistence persistent persistently persist in

show persistence
445. Pile pile a pile of

446. Pinch pinch a pinch of

447. Pipe pipe water pipe

448. Pitch pitch football pitch

449. Plot plot plot of a film/ story

450. Plough plough plough plough through sth

451. Plug plug plug (un)plugged pull the plug

plug sth in
452. Policy policy foreign/ economic/ public policy

453. Pose pose pose a threat/ danger/ risk

454. Possess possess possession possessive family/ personal / private

possession
455. Potential potential potential potentially reach/ realize/ fulfill potential

456. Poverty poverty poor reduce/ eliminate poverty

extreme/ severe/ widespread/
rural/ urban poverty
457. Powder powder gun powder

458. Practical practicality practical practically practical person

practicalities of sth
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459. Precede precede precedent preceding a type of cloud that precedes rain
unprecedented preceding days/weeks/months/years
preceding chapter/paragraph/page
legal precedent
set/create a precedent

460. Precious precious precious stone

461. Prejudice prejudice prejudice prejudicial

462. Preliminary preliminary preliminary preliminary stages

as a preliminary
463. Premises premises on the premises/ off the premises

464. Preservation preserve preservation preservative environmental/ building preservation

food/ wood/ artificial preservative
preserve sth for sth
465. Presumably presume presumption presumably rightly/ wrongly presume
strong/ general presumption about sth
466. Pretend pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously pretend to be
467. Prevalent prevalence prevalent the prevalence of smoking /prevalent
diseases
468. Pride pride pride proud proudly have pride/ out of pride
469. Primarily primary primary primarily primary care

470. Prior prioritize priority prior high/ major/ top/ immediate/low

priority
Prior to sth
471. Privilege privilege privileged have some/no special privileges
have the privilege to do sth
472. Prize prize get/ receive/ take/ accept a prize

473. Procedure procedure complex/ complicated

simple procedure
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474. Proceed proceed proceedings decide to/ intend to

proceed criminal/justice/
legal proceedings
475. Prohibit prohibit prohibition prohibitory prohibit from
impose/ abolish / lift
prohibitions prohibition
against/ of
476. Projection project projection

477. Promote promote promoter/ promote sth/ widely

promotion promoted/ efforts to
promote
get a promotion
478. Prompt promptness prompt promptly prompt action

479. Proof prove proof proven prove to be innocent/ guilty

be proof against sth
480. Properly proper / improper (im)properly proper name/ behavior/ place
improper conduct/ behavior
481. Proportion proportion proportion of sth

482. Proposal propose proposal marriage proposal

propose doing sth /propose an idea
483. Prospective prospect prospective Prospective buyers/employers
job/ career prospects
484. Protection protect protection protective protect against/ from
be protective against/ towards
protection against/ from
485. Publicity publicity receive publicity
bad/good/unwelcome publicity
486. Radical radical radical radical changes/ ideas

487. Random random randomly random sample/ selection

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488. Rank rank rank rank high/ low

be ranked fourth/ number one
489. Ratio ratio ratio between

490. Raw raw raw material / food

491. Reactor react reactor nuclear reactor

492. Reassure reassure reassurance reassuring reassuringly reassure sb/ reassuring manner /smile
reassuringly
493. Rebel rebel rebel/ rebellion rebellious rebel against sth
rebel forces/soldiers
494. Recall recall recall recall clearly/ vividly/ well
total recall
495. Reckon reckon reckoning reckon sth to be sth

496. Recruit recruit recruitment recruit staff

recruiter
497. Reform reform reform/ go through reform
reformation/ carry out / implement/ put into
reformist practice reforms attempt to/ seek
to/ try to reform
498. Refresh refresh refreshments refreshing/ refreshed

499. Refuse refuse refusal refuse to do sth

refusal to do sth
500. Regard regard regard regarding regard sth as sth
regardless show/ pay/ considerable/ regard
regardless of
501. Regime regime new/ old/ current/ socialist regime

502. Regulate regulate regulation regulated strict/ tight/ government/ school

regulations
503. Reinforce reinforce reinforcement reinforced positive/ negative reinforcement
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504. Rejoice rejoice rejoicing

505. Relate relate relation related relatively relate sth to sth

relative relation between / with / to
506. Relief relieve relief considerable/ deep/
enormous relief
a sense of relief
tears of relief
507. Reluctant reluctance reluctant reluctantly be reluctant to
reluctance to
508. Remark remark make a remark

509. Replicate replicate replica replicate the original experiment

510. Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs

511. Request request request make a request

512. Rescue rescue rescue

513. Residence reside residence/ resident residential residents of a place

residential home/ course/
neighborhood
514. Resign resign resignation resign from
announce/ accept/ reject
resignation
515. Resist resist resistance irresistible organized/ political resistance

516. Resolve resolve resolution resolved an attempt to resolve/ resolve sth

through / by sth
517. Restless restless

518. Restrain restrain restraint restrained restrain from

considerable/ great/
remarkable restraint
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519. Restrict restrict restriction restrictive without restriction

restricted restrict yourself/somebody to
(doing) something restricted
access/ area
520. Retain retain retainable retain employees
retain land
retain old customs
521. Reverse reverse reversal reversible reversal of sth
reverse a
decision/verdict/policy
522. Revenue revenue

523. Rigid rigour rigid be/ appear / seem rigid

academic/ intellectual/ logical
rigour
524. Rival rival rival company/firm/team
rivalry
525. Rose rose rosy rosy cheeks

526. Rough rough roughly

527. Route route scenic route

528. Rubber rubber rubber gloves

529. Rumour rumour spread/hear/ start a rumour

530. Rural/ urban urbanization rural / urban rural area

531. Rush rush rush do something in a rush

rush to do something
532. Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice make sacrifices
sacrifice something for
something
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533. Sand sand

534. Sarcasm sarcastic heavy sarcasm

535. Scale scale on a large scale

536. Scare scare scare scared care the life/living

daylights/hell etc out of
somebody
a bomb scare
a health scare
537. Scarce scarcity scarce resources
the scarcity of skilled
workers
538. Scenario scenario worst-case/nightmare
scenario
539. Schedule /scheme schedule /scheme make a schedule

540. Scope scope beyond/outside/within the

scope of something
541. Seal seal seal hunt

542. Sector sector sectoral public/private sector

543. Seek seek seeker seek refuge/asylum/shelter

seek revenge / compensation
544. Seize seize seize sth from sb

545. Senior senior senior management

546. Sentence

547. Sequence sequence sequential sequentially in a ... Sequence

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out of sequence
sequence of events
548. Session session

549. Settle settle settlement/ settler settled in

550. Sew sew sth up

551. Shot shot shot of …

552. Siblings siblings

553. Simultaneous simultaneous simultaneously

554. Shade shade shaded in the shade (of sth)

555. Sharp sharpen sharpener sharp sharp edge

556. Sheet (of paper) sheet sheet of paper

557. Shelter shelter shelter animal shelter

shelter sb/sth from sb/sth
558. Shield Shield shield shield against
shield sb/sth from sb/sth
559. Shift shift shift shift
attention/emphasis/focus
560. Shoot shoot shoot shoot somebody in the
leg/head etc
a photo shoot

561. Shore shore sea shore

562. Shortage shortage water/food/housing shortage

shortage of sth
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563. Sin sin to commit/ confess a sin

it is a sin to do sth
564. Sincere sincerity sincere sincerely

565. Slight slight slightly

566. Smart smart

567. So called so called

568. Soil soil

569. Sole sole solely solely responsible

570. Solid solid

571. Sophisticated sophisticate sophisticated sophisticated software

572. Sow sow sowing the seeds of

573. Specialist specialize specialist specialized specially specialize in

574. Speculate speculate speculation speculative speculatively speculate about what might happen
highly/purely/largely speculative
theory
575. Sphere sphere spherical

576. Spill spill spill spilt cry over spilt milk

577. Spin spin

578. Spit spit

579. Spite spite spite spiteful in spite of

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580. Splendid splendid splendidly

581. Split split

582. Spontaneous spontaneity spontaneous spontaneously spontaneous reaction/speech

583. Spot spot spot the difference

584. Stable stable stable in a stable condition

shut/close the stable door after the
horse has bolted British English
585. Stare (at) stare stare (at)

586. Stem stem stem stem (from)

587. Sticky stick sticky stick to

588. Stiff stiff stiff joints

589. Stimulate stimulate stimulation stimulant stimulate growth/demand/the

stimulant economy
stimulate interest in sth
590. Sting sting a bee/ wasp/ scorpion
sting
591. Stir stir stir sth with sth
stir sth in/into sth
592. Stocking stockings

593. Stove stove

594. Straw straw the last straw

595. Stretch stretch

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596. Strict strict strictly

597. Strike strike strike strike sth with sth

598. Substance substance substantial substantially substantial amount of sth

599. Suburb suburbs

600. Subtle subtly subtle taste/flavour/smell

subtly different
601. Suck suck

602. Sue sue sue (somebody) for negligence

sue for damages

603. Superior superiority superior superiority complex

604. Supplement supplement supplement supplementary supplementary information

dietary supplements
605. Surround surround surrounding

606. Suspend suspend suspension suspended total/ temporary/ immediate

suspension
suspend sb from sth
607. Sustainability sustain sustainability sustainable environmental sustainability /
sustainability of growth/long-term
sustainability
608. Swing swing swing swing back and forth

609. Sword sword

610. Tackle tackle tackle somebody about

something
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611. Talent talent talented talent for sth

artistic / unique talent
have / demonstrate talent
to be very talented
612. Temple temple

613. Tempt tempt temptation tempting tempt sb into doing sth

614. Tension tension tense

615. Terminate terminate termination terminated early/ sudden termination

terminator terminate a contract
616. Terrify terrify terrified
terrifying
617. Thereby thereby thereby doing something

618. thread thread thread thread a needle

loose threads / main threads of the
book
619. Threat threaten threatening threaten to do something
threaten somebody with something
life-
threatening pose
threat a threat
620. Tight /Loose tighten / loosen tight /loose tightly /loosely

621. Timeless time timeless

622. Timely time in a timely manner/fashion

623. Tolerate tolerate tolerance (in)tolerant tolerance of/towards/for / to

624. Trace trace trace trace sth (back) to sth

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625. Transit transit transit passengers

626. Transmit transmit transmission transmit a disease

the transmission of a disease
627. Trait personality/character trait

628. Trap trap trap be/feel trapped

trap sb into (doing) sth
629. Treat treat treat treat somebody like/as sth
badly treated/well treated
treat sb with respect
/contempt/courtesy
my treat
630. Treatment treat treatment treatment of/for
get/receive treatment
treat sb with sth
631. Tremble tremble trembling tremble with anger/fear

632. Trigger trigger trigger trigger a memory

trigger the alarm pull
the trigger
633. Trivial trivia trivial trivial matter/ problem/complaint

634. Trouble trouble trouble troubling have trouble with

ask for trouble
trouble sb with sth

635. Tube tube take/catch the tube

636. Underestimate underestimate underestimated underestimate the

importance/extent/effect/
power etc of sth
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637. Undergo undergo undergo operation

638. Undertake undertake undertake responsibility

639. Uneasy uneasy uneasily uneasy about

640. United unity united economic unity

641. Upward upward upward trend/movement

642. Urge urge urge urge to do something

643. Utilize utilize utility utilizable utility room

644. Vague vagueness vague have a vague idea/feeling

be vague about sth
645. Vain vain in vain

646. vanish vanish vanishing vanish into thin air/ vanishing

rainforests
647. Vast vast vast majority

648. Vehicle vehicle motor vehicle

649. Veil veil

650. Vessel vessel

651. Violate violate violation violated violate rights/ privacy

violator violation of privacy
652. Virtual virtual virtually virtual reality

653. Virtue virtue virtuous virtuously

654. Vision vision good/normal/poor vision

have visions of sth
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655. Visualize visualize visual visually

656. Vital vital be vital to do sth

vital organs
657. Waist waist

658. Whisper whisper whisper whisper sth to sb

659. Wing wing

660. Wonder wonder wonder wonder how

technological wonders
Seven Wonders of the World
661. Worm worm book worm

662. Worship worship worship a god

663. Worthwhile worthwhile A worthwhile career / worthwhile

use of your time/be worthwhile to do
sth/be worthwhile doing sth

664. Wreck wreck ship wreck

665. Zone an earthquake zone

a nuclear-free zone
a danger zone